69. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the planned recruitment within the Defence Forces for the years 2026-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60333/25]
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70. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for the decision to withdraw Defence Forces personnel from the MINURSO UN peacekeeping mission; whether there are any plans for Ireland to participate in that mission in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60369/25]
71. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Government’s current strategy for aligning Irish defence and maritime security policy with its international obligations, ensuring that infrastructure in Cork including marine cables, ports, ship-yards is resilient in the face of hybrid threats; and the strategy for communicating clearly to citizens and businesses how this evolving posture affects…
72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces in light of the €145 million increase in defence funding in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60423/25]
73. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the way in which the Reserve Defence Forces will benefit from the increased financial support provided in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60424/25]
74. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the supports and funding for Defence Force veterans and their dependents as outlined in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60425/25]
75. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role the Defence Forces will play in supporting EU defence cooperation initiatives during Ireland’s presidency of the council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60426/25]
234. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of an air ambulance base (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58048/25]
235. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58453/25]
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58489/25]
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58507/25]
238. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on when the ordnance cadetship competition is expected to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58558/25]
239. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of ordnance cadetship posts that were allocated in each of the years 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [58559/25]
240. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if unconscious bias training, quotas or participation targets relating to race, gender, ethnicity or religious status are in place for any activities or in recruitment for the Defence Forces. [58638/25]
241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of State property under the remit of his Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59424/25]
242. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding all Irish interactions and operational developments regarding the Common Information Sharing Environment since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59468/25]
243. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence resources or personnel assigned for the implementing of the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59469/25]
244. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding any Irish organisations or institutions which are involved in the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59470/25]
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of cases currently pending against his Department from former and serving members of the Defence Forces in relation to the use of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59785/25]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount his Department has spent to date on legal costs, settlements, and compensation to former and current members of the Defence Forces in relation to cases concerning the use of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59786/25]
20. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57621/25]
21. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57654/25]
229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific measures the Government is taking to ensure that Ireland's participation in the European Union's permanent structured cooperation framework and any EU defence arrangements do not compromise Ireland's commitment to multilateralism, the UN charter, and its sovereign right to not participate in collective defence given Ireland's long-stand…
230. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56689/25]
231. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56784/25]