207. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in view of the strong desire to increase the number of serving members in Óglaigh na hÉireann, the steps his Department is taking as part of the recruitment and retention strategy to encourage more people to join; to outline, in particular, the steps being taken to encourage more women to join and serve the country as a me…
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208. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the future plans for Baldonnel Aerodrome; the number of personnel stationed there; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17744/25]
209. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on plans to audit the existing military estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18020/25]
210. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide clarification on the Government's position regarding the ability of the UN General Assembly to give approval for more than 12 Irish troops to be deployed on overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16921/25]
211. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on risk assessments carried out this year on the safety impact to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon on their monitoring of the blue line demarcation between Lebanon and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17994/25]
212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if expenditure under Vote 35 is taken into account when calculating Ireland’s defence expenditure as a share of national income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/25]
213. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of residential Defence Forces buildings currently not habitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18073/25]
214. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will commit to a public plebiscite on the question of the removal of the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17086/25]
215. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures his Department will take to improve pay and conditions of the Defence Forces over the term of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/25]
238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there is a hierarchy of undersea cable infrastructure in terms of protection; to outline the State's plans to protect the undersea networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17132/25]
239. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether other countries participating in the 2025 EU battlegroup have raised issues with his Department with the triple lock; if he will provide details of any such engagement;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/25]
240. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by which they…
241. 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; whether he will implement those rulings immediately by amending the relevant terms and conditions an…
242. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress that made on completing the review of Defence Forces medical services; when that review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23121/25]
243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23717/25]
44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/25]
45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22317/25]
46. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not, the rea…
47. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of those bod…
179. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of horses that joined the Defence Forces equitation school in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21789/25]
180. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service reserve; the actions being taken to support recruitment and retention; and to set out the strategy to maintain and expand the reserve’s role in national maritime security. [21939/25]
11. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank currently in Defence Forces School of Music. [21333/25]
12. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of promotions from the rank of lieutenant to captain that occurred in the Army in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21334/25]
13. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the Parliamentary Budget Office Report on the Naval Service personnel tax credit; whether he agrees with its conclusion that the credit has failed to achieve its stated policy objectives since being introduced; whether he agrees with its recommendation that instead there should be further increases to the Naval Service's patrol duty …
14. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the bilateral meetings he has had with his counterparts to date in 2025. [21504/25]