Parliamentary questions

2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if pension entitlements will be transferred to the widow of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49022/25]

3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the national maritime security strategy; and the level of funding that has been committed for 2026 and 2027. [49299/25]

4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the consultation he has had with rank and file members of the Defence Forces in relation to the potential changes to their terms and conditions in the general dcheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2025, which has recently concluded pre legislative scrutiny, particularly in the context of potentially more dangerous operational par…

5. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to remove the triple lock neutrality protection; when he intends to bring forward a Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/25]

6. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will, in the interests of equity, seek an increase in cadets' pay to bring it in line with the starting pay of a three-star private given both are similarly trained and qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49483/25]

7. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to clarify the precise change to the triple lock that recently announced legislation will result in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48880/25]

8. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the development of a national strategy for the resilience of critical entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/25]

9. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on plans for a properly resourced office of veterans' affairs. [48992/25]

10. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the engagements there have been with the Lebanese authorities following the re-examination of the case against individuals charged in Lebanon in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); the status of the other investigations carried out into the death; when these reports will be published; and if he will make a sta…

11. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans for the triple lock given recent comments by the Minister for Health and by other members of the Government proposing to scrap or undermine it, despite it being the expressed will of the people to retain it. [48759/25]

12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans to remove the triple lock by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49151/25]

13. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated for the development of Defence Forces infrastructure in each of the past five years, the number of projects completed in that period, the number under way and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/25]

14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the establishment of a network of Defence attachés to be assigned to embassies around the globe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/25]

15. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of residential Defence Forces buildings that are currently not habitable, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49304/25]

16. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of members of the Irish Defence Forces currently deployed to the UNIFIL mission; and the number of further deployments of Irish troops that are expected to fulfil the mission prior to the projected conclusion of the mandate in December 2026. [48426/25]

17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland plans to be part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine even if Russia does not consent to the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49149/25]

18. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the review of the first masterplan for Airside in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, by officials in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49272/25]

19. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report the work of his Department in responding to the decision to withdraw the international peacekeeping force in Lebanon in 2027. [49119/25]

20. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to improve retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48977/25]

21. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to safeguard undersea critical infrastructure given the recent €60 million investment in sonar capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49096/25]

22. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the progress of recruitment campaigns for school leavers and women into careers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49114/25]

23. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress his Department has made regarding the establishment of a joint cyber-security command and other actions related to cyber-security contained in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [49303/25]

24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the total number of personnel in 2019; and the current total number of personnel. [48882/25]

25. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider introducing legislation to ensure that military uniforms can only be worn by members of the permanent and reserve Defence Forces, and that for all other uses, such as filmmaking and re-enactment, a licence would have to be obtained from his Department; if he will extend such legislation to include a prohibition…

26. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the development of Ireland’s first national maritime security strategy. [48427/25]