Parliamentary questions

143. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps new Airbus C295W is fully operational; the number of operations it has been involved in to-date outlining any air ambulance or evacuation missions it has been involved in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46816/26]

144. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of crew and passengers the Defence Forces new Airbus C295W can carry as opposed to the older CASA CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46817/26]

145. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if she will work with veterans organisations representing Defence Force veterans in the North with a view to ensuring they are remembered for their service to the Irish State, and the Government recognise commemorations and other relevant events in the North held by those organisations. [46849/26]

146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department is satisfied with the operational performance and reliability of the Government jet since its acquisition. [47240/26]

147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether any mechanical, technical, or operational issues have arisen with the Government jet since it was brought into service; if so, the nature of those issues and the corrective actions taken. [47241/26]

148. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether she is aware of an incident in Strasbourg in May 2026 during which the Government jet reportedly failed to start; if so the circumstances surrounding this incident; the cause of the failure; the length of time the aircraft was out of service or delayed; and the number and identity (in general terms) of passengers on board. [47242/26]

149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which the Government jet has undergone unscheduled repairs, and routine maintenance or servicing since entering service; and if she will provide a breakdown of same, by date and duration out of service. [47243/26]

150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the length of time the Government jet has been out of service since its purchase. [47244/26]

151. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence if suitable qualified civilians can apply for vacancies within the Defence Forces School of Music; and whether all vacancies are normally filled by personnel within the Defence Forces. [47421/26]

152. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the total cumulative expenditure to date by her Department on legal proceedings relating to illegal encampments on the Curragh, County Kildare; the breakdown of such expenditure for each of the years 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47487/26]

153. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will detail the total expenditure incurred by her Department in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026 on environmental clean-ups carried out on the Curragh Plains, County Kildare, arising from illegal encampments and associated fly-tipping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47488/26]

154. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will set out in detail the actions taken to date by her Department towards achieving the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a new management system for the Curragh Plains; if she will indicate which relevant State body or agency has lead responsibility for the development and implementation of this new management syst…

155. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence to set out the procedure for residents residing adjacent to a Defence Forces location (details supplied) to submit a complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47558/26]

156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the total landholding of her Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47621/26]

220. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the full implementation of welfare provisions in the working time directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46742/26]

221. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence whether it is her intention to require the Defence Forces to pay for welfare provisions from existing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46743/26]

222. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence whether it is the intention to pay for the implementation of welfare provisions from pay deductions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46744/26]

223. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the cost of rebuilding Defence Force numbers, based on meeting LOA2 requirement of 11,500 DF personnel within a single term, on a pro-rata basis given current numbers of 7,500 against funds allocated for 9,500 allow for increase without cost in first few years, thereafter incurring allocation per CODF. [46745/26]

224. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date on the Joint Cyber Defence Command Strategy agreed in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46755/26]

29. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her Department's plans for establishing an allowance for members of the Reserve Defence Forces. [46113/26]

263. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Defence if a referendum will be held here on the Triple Lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45926/26]

264. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45161/26]

265. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45179/26]

266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if she has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45366/26]

267. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to report on the emergency preparedness campaign; his plans to deliver a booklet to every household in the State; the cost of the campaign as of the end of May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45483/26]