Parliamentary questions

301. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence the progress since 2022 to provide the Defence Forces with a primary radar system capable of detecting and tracking rogue and non-conforming aircraft within airspace controlled by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71254/25]

302. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence the efforts made since 2022 to provide the Defence Forces with aircraft capable of intercepting and policing rogue or non-conforming aircraft within Irish controlled airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71255/25]

303. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will provide details of the efforts made since 2022 to increase the technical and radar operator/controller manpower levels within the Irish Defence Forces; and the success which have achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71256/25]

304. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will identify strategies used since 2022 to recruit persons into the Defence Forces in Ireland; the success which has been achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71257/25]

305. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will identify the strategies used since 2022 to recruit persons into the Reserve Defence Forces; the success which has been achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71258/25]

306. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will provide details of the efforts made since 2022 to encourage former members of the Defence Forces and, former Defence Forces technicians and other specialists to transfer to the Reserve Defence Forces or to return to uniform in the Reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71259/25]

307. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from French and German companies respectively, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71291/25]

100. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70434/25]

101. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70520/25]

163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the medical advice, briefing notes or risk assessments which have been issued to Ministers and officials over the past twenty years in relation to anti-malaria medications used on State travel, including Lariam; and the procedures governing medical advice for Ministers undertaking travel to malaria risk regions. [69125/25]

164. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the National Maritime Security Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69216/25]

165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence her views on her Department's engagements and contract with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69911/25]

166. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the reason her Department did not assess naval, environmental, or emergency-response risks in relation to a project (details supplied); if the Naval Service and Air Corps have been asked to carry out independent safety reviews; and whether a full Defence Forces assessment will be submitted before a decision is made. [69913/25]

167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by her Department. [70018/25]

168. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of active members of the Irish Defence Forces broken down per year each year since 2015, by rank, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70252/25]

169. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of civilian employees currently employed by the Irish Defence Forces; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70253/25]

170. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70254/25]

171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70269/25]

172. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70305/25]

184. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Defence to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68688/25]

185. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 18 November 2025, the engagement her Department has had at EU Council level regarding the derogations from the Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive within the European Defence Industry Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68875/25]

92. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, her Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if her Depa…

93. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of all branches of the Defence Forces as of 28 November 2025 or the latest date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68514/25]

94. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence the improvements made in salaries and allowances for members of the Defence Forces since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68515/25]

50. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware that 58% of appointments at the rank of commandant in the Army Reserve are vacant; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the equivalent number of vacancies for the Naval Service Reserve is 50% and that there have been no promotions to this rank in over four years, despite qualified candidates having been interviewed; …