18. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in light of the recognised importance of An Garda Síochána's police liaison officer network in embassies abroad, particularly in recent high-profile extradition operations, he is convinced that a similar network of military attachés in embassies of Ireland abroad would be beneficial for the State's security and defence partnerships; and if he will ma…
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19. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the 2015 White Paper on Defence proposal to explore the creation of a military attaché network, a proposal which was recommended for urgent introduction by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34688/25]
20. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason it has taken his Department ten years to explore the creation of the military attaché network, while other Departments and agencies have significantly increased their global presence in embassies of Ireland abroad in the same timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34689/25]
21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to the acquisition or long-term leasing of a dedicated strategic or tactical airlift capability for the Defence Forces, either independently or in partnership with other EU member states; if such consideration includes the C-130 Hercules or the Airbus A400M, or participation in multinational initiatives such as the Eu…
229. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on a situation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33591/25]
230. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33637/25]
231. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33655/25]
232. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33673/25]
233. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason Galway port is being promoted as a potential location for a new Naval Service base on the western seaboard, particularly given that it is a commercial harbour and would likely involve leasing arrangements; if consideration has been given to more central and strategic locations; the reason the State is not prioritising one of the six …
234. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the four-week public consultation on Ireland's first maritime security strategy, as recently announced, will formally commence; how this consultation will meaningfully shape policy given that a multi-million-euro contract for towed sonar capability has already been signed with a company (details supplied) prior to the consultation's start;…
235. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made in relation to an Army pensions case (details supplied); if he will consider an administrative interim solution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33712/25]
236. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s Department following a transfer of func…
237. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of instances in 2024 and to date in 2025 in which bombs, grenades or improvised explosive devices have been used; and the number of occasions during this period where Gardaí sought the assistance of the Army ordnance corps to manage such cases, in tabular form. [33966/25]
238. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of horses that had trials to get into the Defence Forces Equitation School in the years 2024 and to date in 2025; and of the number of horses that had trials, the number that were successful in being accepted into the equitation school in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [33979/25]
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 volunteers as well as of…
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 the local catchment of…
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]