Parliamentary questions

155. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51781/26]

156. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51799/26]

112. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if the holder of a Stamp 4 visa is eligible to serve in Óglaigh na hÉireann; if not, the plans to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50159/26]

154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of leaseholds her Department holds for company headquarters for the Reserve Defence Forces; the number surrendered to local authorities since 1 January 2016; and if her Department requested that any surrendered sites were reserved for potential future use by the Defence Forces. [49030/26]

155. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49089/26]

156. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the permanent Defence Forces who have participated in the military medicine training scheme since its establishment; the number who were required to enter into service undertakings as a condition of participation; the duration of such undertakings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49232/26]

157. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which her Department has sought repayment of training costs from participants in the military medicine training scheme; the amount sought in each case; whether any waivers have been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49233/26]

158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the reasons no personnel completed pilot training in the Air Corps in 2023, despite 11 personnel being inducted that year; the attrition or dropout rate at each stage of pilot training for that cohort; whether the washout is linked to instructor capacity, aircraft availability, or other constraints under the Equipment Development Plan; and if …

159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who left the Air Corps in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, broken down by category (details supplied); the breakdown of reasons for departure where recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49278/26]

160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current strength versus establishment, in both numeric and percentage terms, for aircraft maintenance technicians and air traffic controllers specifically within the Air Corps, as distinct from the overall Air Corps establishment figure; the average time taken to fill a vacancy in each of these specialist categories; and if she will make a…

161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence of the 800 applications received for the 2026 pilot and air traffic controller cadetship streams, the number that proceeded to interview; the number offered a place; the number who commenced training; the historical dropout or failure rate during the 30 month pilot cadetship training pipeline for each of the past five intakes; and if she will …

162. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49576/26]

163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence to provide figures of the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49655/26]

164. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps, the current cost for using agency nurses for covering nursing duties in the Defence Forces; the number of hours that were covered by these agency nurses for the 2025 fiscal year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49680/26]

165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps, the current cost for using agency nurses for covering nursing duties in the Defence Forces, in total for 2025; the average hourly cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49755/26]

166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps (ANC), the pay scale for an ANC nurse; the number of hours covered by agency nurses in the Defence Forces for the 2025 fiscal year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49756/26]

229. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence to provide a temporary base for an ambulance base at a property in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48499/26]

230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48609/26]

134. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence to outline the measures she has in place to protect the national Defence Forces memorial at Merrion Square, Dublin; and if she will address recent concerns about activities by commercial operators at the memorial. [47984/26]

135. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of horses that had trials for the Defence Forces Equitation School in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026; of the number of horses that had trials the number that were successful in being accepted into the equitation school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48136/26]

136. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence if any proposals have been submitted to her Department since 2016 seeking the extension of the 1916-2016 Commemorative Medal or the establishment of a separate 1916 centenary medal for veterans and retired members of the Defence Forces who took part in commemoration events; and if she will provide details of any such proposals. [48160/26]

137. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence if her Department has examined the arrangements adopted by An Garda Síochána in relation to the Garda Síochána Centenary Medal in considering recognition of former members of the Defence Forces who took part in commemoration events; and if she will provide details of any such proposals. [48161/26]

138. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence if her Department has engaged with veterans' organisations (details supplied) regarding recognition of retired members who took part in commemoration events; and if she will provide details of any such proposals. [48162/26]

139. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who received the 1916-2016 Commemorative Medal; the eligibility criteria applied; and whether extending eligibility to retired members who took part in the 1916 commemorative events was considered at the time. [48163/26]

142. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will ensure that unregistered and/or unvaccinated horses and ponies are not permitted to roam on the Curragh, where they may come into contact with valuable thoroughbred horses, thereby raising concerns regarding animal health and welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47490/26]