223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his Department’s plans to replace Ireland’s primary overseas deployment following the UNIFIL drawdown concluding in 2027, including candidate missions under UN, EU, or NATO-partnership frameworks; the projected deployment strength and cost profiles for 2026–2028; and the status of triple-lock reform proposals and timelines. [46514/25]
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224. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of full time civilian groom staff working within the Defence Forces equitation school in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [46712/25]
225. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the runway at casement aerodrome was last resurfaced; when the runway is next scheduled to be resurfaced. [46713/25]
226. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of meetings of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning held since 2022; the exercises completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47201/25]
227. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the offshore patrol vessel sea-days, Air Corps aircraft flight hours, maritime domain awareness coverage, and interoperability protocols with UK and EU partners achieved in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/25]
228. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47353/25]
229. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47371/25]
230. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/25]
231. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47429/25]
232. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the likely cost to the exchequer of the full implementation of welfare provisions in the working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47502/25]
233. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether it is his intention to require the Defence Forces to pay for welfare provisions from existing resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/25]
234. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether it is the intention to pay for the implementation of welfare provisions from pay deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47504/25]
235. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capacity of the reserve Defence Forces, including total strength and training days completed in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/25]
313. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason for the apparent decline in the percentage and number of female inductees to the Permanent Defence Force in 2024 compared to previous years; if a strategy is in place to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/25]
314. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if an emergency service (details supplied) was used as part of an operation; the reason this was used; the reason another service was not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40800/25]
315. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/25]
316. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/25]
317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41054/2…
318. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to respond to concerns about the closure of a consultation on maritime security strategy (details supplied). [41199/25]
319. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the mechanisms that are in place to support veteran groups of the Defence Forces situated in the North, particularly around commemorations and acts of remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/25]
320. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence considering that the Government have significantly increased the Defence Forces budget, the procedures he intends to put in place to ensure Ireland's defence procurement spend stays within the Irish economy, benefitting our indigenous SMEs and research sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/25]
321. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the percentage of the current defence procurement spend that goes to indigenous Irish companies, research sectors and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41294/25]
322. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence considering Ireland's recent commitment to joining the EU’S SAFE Mechanism for defence procurement, what the Minister will do to ensure the Irish economy and research sector will benefit from this increased spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/25]
323. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how he plans to ensure that Ireland's defence procurement process will align with the EU’s SAFE mechanism to ensure a fast and efficient procurement process for the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/25]
324. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what he believes the economic benefits to the Irish economy will be by signing up to the EU’s SAFE Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41388/25]