Parliamentary questions

239. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the infrastructure projects being built or commissioned by his Department that are currently late in their delivery; and the infrastructure projects currently over budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34088/25]

240. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the significant delays in the conciliation and arbitration scheme operated by his Department, particularly for applications for acting and substitution allowance payments; the steps he intends to take in addressing those significant delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34180/25]

241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department or the Defence Forces currently have any contracts with or purchase from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/25]

212. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update and timeline regarding the Naval Reserve’s plan to launch four new vessels for harbour protection; the reasons for the delays; and the revised total projected cost for the completion of the full project. [33267/25]

213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are any recent requests by the UN DPO for explosive ordnance removal units; the units that are currently deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33435/25]

214. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS) of Civil Defence; how effective this system is in terms of having timely and up to date information about the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers; the steps that are taken to ensure optimum delivery and resourcing of VEMS for the benefit of volu…

215. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/25]

15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the appropriate contact in his Department to address an issue (details supplied). [32961/25]

16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total cost of the continuous Defence Forces recruitment campaign; the number of new recruits to each service; and for a breakdown of the spend for each of the services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33069/25]

175. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of female applicants and recruits to the Air Corps compared to other arms of the Defence Forces; the percentage new recruits that were women, in past five years; the steps his Department is taking to increase female participation in the Air Corps; the steps taken to raise awareness to female secondary level students in th…

176. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capital works that are ongoing at present at Curragh Camp; when each of those projects will be completed; and the estimated cost of each project, in tabular form. [31967/25]

177. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the way in which a person can apply for a posthumous medal for a family member who was a member of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Republican Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32000/25]

178. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the outcome of the recent meeting with Galway City Council regarding the proposals for a permeability route adjacent to the grounds of Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa military barracks at Renmore, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32047/25]

179. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has authorised the use of social media influencers by the Irish Defence Forces for recruitment and communications; and his views on whether there may be conflicts of interest caused by social media accounts advertising careers in the Defence Forces while simultaneously sharing partisan content related to live conflic…

180. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the implications of reduced capacity at Casement Aerodrome (Baldonnel) in relation to the upcoming EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32170/25]

181. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who will be on alert to assist with airborne cover if needed during the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32171/25]

182. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 27 March 2025, if a meeting has occurred with Galway City Council to progress matters the reopening of the walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Remore Barracks, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/25]

183. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recor…

184. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32636/25]

185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement…

1. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the implications of reduced capacity at Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel caused by a reduction in staff. [31320/25]

2. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the human rights monitoring mechanism, if any, planned for missions without a UN mandate in light of the proposed removal of the triple lock, given the potential lack human rights monitoring at UN level in missions without a UN mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31235/25]

3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline, further to recent Dáil debates, his views on past health and safety measures in the Air Corps, and potential engagements with interested groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31321/25]

4. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to remove the triple lock neutrality protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31322/25]

5. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions his Department is taking to ensure that Casement Aerodrome is fit for purpose in terms of infrastructure, capacity, and operational efficiency. [31286/25]