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]
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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 conflict situations and int…
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 recorded, for each of the…
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 on the matter. [328…
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]
6. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the development of a national maritime security strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31156/25]
7. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to establish a special review body to examine means of retention of skilled technicians in the Defence Forces; and if the timeframe for the process. [30785/25]
8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the basis on which the decision has been taken to legislate for the removal of the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31260/25]
9. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made on the implementation of the rulings of the adjudicator and arbitration board regarding the prohibition of the appointment holder of the director of military prosecutions from being a member of a representative association; if he will implement those rulings immediately by amending the relevant terms and conditions and regul…
10. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the incident in southern Lebanon where Irish peacekeepers came under fire from the Israel Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29866/25]
11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the urgent actions he and his Department will take to ensure that the 505 squadron at Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel is fully staffed and will not be forced to continue to operate at 50% capacity and a reduced flying schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29865/25]
12. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he accepts that abolishing the triple lock was not necessary to release humanitarian deployments or secure the evacuation of Irish citizens abroad, as heard at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Defence and National Security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30282/25]
13. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role his Department will play in the preparation of a revised national security strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30994/25]
14. 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. [31326/25]
15. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted any scoping exercises on how any potential increase in overseas deployments will impact the State’s ability to monitor and patrol Irish seas and airspace, in light of the ongoing difficulties with recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31236/25]
16. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress being made to establish independent command structures for the Air Corps and the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30561/25]