247. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, by rank, of the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in tabular form, as of the end of May 2025. [39303/25]
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248. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current status regarding the procurement of Defence Forces uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39304/25]
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown of the established strength and current strength of both the Army and Naval Service Reserve, by rank, in tabular form, as of the end of May 2025. [39305/25]
250. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39604/25]
251. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if suitable qualified civilian personnel can apply to join the Defence Forces school of music; if not, if all posts within the school of music are reserved for sworn members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39668/25]
252. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he agrees that a whole-of-Government air and maritime services ‘needs analysis’ should be undertaken in the short term in an attempt to highlight trends and predict needs into the future over a 1020-year period, as recommended by the Report Of The Commission On Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39724/25]
253. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in advance of the delivery of the Airbus 295 military transport aircraft in September of this year, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 25 June 2025 concerning Ireland’s admission to the European Air Transport Command EATC, if his Department has considered the “Sponsor Nation” scheme associated with the EATC for accessing larger more capable…
254. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has considered the technical arrangement to gain access into the “Air Transport & Air to Air refuelling Exchange of Services” ATARES scheme as part of the “Movement Coordination Centre Europe” MCCE which runs in tandem to the EATC; if the Government is committed to signing an agreement to gain access to it; and if he will make a st…
255. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is willing to commit to providing personnel from the Air Corps to vacancies which may arise in the Operations Headquarters of the European Air Transport Command once Ireland joins the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39727/25]
256. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will commit to offering EATC both the Airbus 295 and the new Dassualt Falcon 6x Strategic reach aircraft when both are delivered later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/25]
257. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the national caveats Ireland will implement on joining the European Air Transport Command; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39729/25]
161. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38526/25]
162. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to continue the process of improving pay and conditions for serving Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38359/25]
163. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline his engagement with stakeholders, such as an organisation (details supplied), with regard to improving pay and conditions for serving Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38360/25]
164. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a properly resourced office of veterans’ affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38361/25]
165. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to enhance the personnel support service as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38362/25]
166. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure full delivery of the new Joint Cyber Defence Command strategy published by the last Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/25]
167. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the implementation of the “Civil Defence–Towards 2030” policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38365/25]
168. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the digitalisation of the Military Service Pensions Collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38366/25]
169. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide data on new Defence Forces recruits figures for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38367/25]
170. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of retirements and resignations in the Defence Forces for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38368/25]
171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support; if employees …
172. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38614/25]
4. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 25 June 2025, if he will provide further details, specifically, to name the range of stakeholders involved in discussions; if he will provide a timeline as to when the “active development” and report review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/25]
5. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of military attachés from foreign armed forces accredited to Ireland; the number that are military officers; the number that are civilian; when Ireland’s first military attaché will be accredited abroad; the length of time the project to plan for this proposal has been in train; if there are barriers to implementation; and if he will…