Parliamentary questions

121. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/25]

122. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/25]

29. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at Finner Camp in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; if each of those refurbishment works project are completed or still ongoing at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17682/25]

30. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on progress towards achieving the high-level goal for the Defence Forces, as set out in the Department of Defence and Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2023 - 2026: "to provide for the military defence of the State, contribute to national and international peace and security and fulfil all other roles assigned by Gove…

31. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe for the works for the planned upgrade of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; the State agencies involved including travel routes there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17957/25]

32. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress being made on the creation of the chief of defence role, and supporting roles and the redesignation of the Air Corps and the Naval Service as the Air Force and the Navy respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17958/25]

33. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in respect of the introduction of long-service increments (LSI) to the pay scales of all ranks of enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces; the date on which the awarding of the increment will commence; if the payment will be subject to backdated payments; and the number of personnel that will benefi…

261. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €1,000,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's…

262. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Jadotville community were invited to make submissions when drafting the terms of reference for the tribunal in relation to examining the way in which complaints were made since 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/25]

263. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will expedite a decision in relation to the 62 residential units under the control of his Department in County Kildare, with a view to refurbishment and reuse of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/25]

264. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits admitted to the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by gender; and the number admitted from each county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form [17024/25]

265. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of visitors to the museum on the Curragh Camp for each of the past five years; and the cost of operating the museum on the Curragh Camp, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [17025/25]

266. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the number of visitors to the Curragh Camp Museum; the signage in relation to the museum; the overall presentation of the site and museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17026/25]

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the criteria for a person to be inducted as a member of the Irish Defence Forces legal services club. [17042/25]

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17050/25]

269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to clarify that a UN General Assembly resolution may authorise the deployment of Irish troops overseas under the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; that such authorisation would not be subject to a UN Security Council veto or require changes to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/25]

270. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department's work to encourage female participation and recruitment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/25]

271. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the current gender balance of all serving members of the Defence Forces in percentage form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/25]

272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17473/25]

273. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection…

180. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in relation to a matter (details supplied). [16449/25]

70. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16197/25]

163. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of actual and attempted cyberattacks on his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, the countries of origin of those attacks [14686/25]

164. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total sum spent on cybersecurity measures within his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14668/25]

165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to seek the reopening of a pedestrian walkway for public access in a location adjacent to the grounds of Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa military barracks at Renmore, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/25]