40. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a list of all missions since 2006 that Ireland participated in which were not established by the UN but received a UN Mandate, by year, number of troops deployed, and purpose of mission, in tabular form. [31105/25]
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41. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a list of all missions, including those which were authorised under section 3 of the Defence Amendment Act 2006, since 2006 that Ireland participated in which did not have a UN mandate, by year, number of troops deployed, and purpose of the mission, in tabular form. [31106/25]
42. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures relating to Defence Forces recruitment of personnel broken down by service, rank and reserve or non-reserve status, by month from the period 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31107/25]
43. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures relating to Defence Forces personnel who have left the Defence Forces broken down by service, rank and reserve or non-reserve status, by month from the period 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31108/25]
44. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31268/25]
270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace the Pilatus PC-9M aircraft within the Air Corps in 2025. [29186/25]
271. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans on having the Siborsky SH-3 Sea King type of helicopter within the Air Corps fleet. [29187/25]
272. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the grounds under the National Archives Act, 1986, 8(4), under which his Department applied for a Certificate of Withholding from Public Inspection of Departmental Records for the 102 certificates issued in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29193/25]
273. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Irish Defence Force's army force design process; when it will be completed; when will the results be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29438/25]
274. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service can enter promotion competitions for chief of staff and both deputy chief of staff positions. [29447/25]
275. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service were previously able to serve as assistant chief of staff but that this is no longer the case. [29448/25]
276. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when Defence Forces regulations were amended prohibiting suitably qualified members of the Air Corps and Naval Service from filling the role of assistant chief of staff; the rationale for this decision; and if, in view of the emphasis of the Commission on the Defence Forces on the need for truly joint high-level leadership and the recommendation tha…
277. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps will continue to have a role in maritime surveillance, maritime security and defence patrols and fisheries protection and that this contribution will be recognised in any future maritime security strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29585/25]
278. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on his plans to replace the Mowag Piranha and RG32M; the number of armoured vehicles the Defence Forces require following the recommendation of the Defence Forces Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/25]
279. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the multi-role vessel project for the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/25]
280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of addresses of properties under the ownership or control of his Department or the Defence Forces which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30029/25]
281. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the advertisement budget allocated to the permanent Defence Forces in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30289/25]
282. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent by the Defence Forces on purchasing specialist military equipment from German based companies in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [30393/25]
283. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons currently undergoing training to become qualified air traffic controllers within Air Corps; and when each of those persons will qualify, in tabular form. [30394/25]
284. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current protocol regarding the national flag being on the coffin of serving members of the Irish Defence Forces or former members; the position regarding the flags being on coffins inside a church; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30431/25]
285. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has consulted Defence Forces personnel regarding the proposed removal of the triple lock neutrality mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30728/25]
273. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will increase the maximum age to join the reserve Defence Forces to 43; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/25]
274. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in respect representations made to him regarding a location (details supplied). [28828/25]
275. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his updated plans for the married quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/25]
87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in relation to the two new custom made boats/ships purchased by his Department, to clarify what will become of the two older boats they are replacing. [27955/25]