Questions

248. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the agency responsible for the protection and management of the Curragh Plains; and the steps his Department is taking to deal with a situation (details supplied) in County Kildare. [12033/25]

249. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12149/25]

250. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never ide…

251. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no…

252. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/25]

253. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of refurbishment works to Collins Barracks, Cork, in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [12238/25]

254. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the air ambulance will be returning to the Athlone base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/25]

255. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail any instances in the past twenty years of a UN peacekeeping mission in which Ireland was to partake, being blocked or not proceeding due to a vote, or the use of a veto, at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12308/25]

256. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware that illegal encampments on the Curragh Plains have resumed; the measures that his Department is taking to bring this situation to a halt; the steps that have been taken to implement the Programme for Government commitment to provide for a new management system for the Curragh Plains; when he intends this management system / body …

257. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of habitable residential units under the control of his Department; the location of these units; if they are occupied or unoccupied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12506/25]

258. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and location of residential units under the control of his Department that are considered to be currently uninhabitable; the location of these units, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12507/25]

259. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will indicate, notwithstanding Department policy, the number of residential units under the control of his Department which have the potential to be refurbished and brought back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/25]

260. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12913/25]

206. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with commencement of existing legislation;…

207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of fighter jets the Government intends to purchase; if he will provide the make and model of the aircraft; the estimated cost of each aircraft; the hourly cost of flight per aircraft; the type of munitions these aircraft will have capability to carry; the circumstances in which the aircraft will be permitted to reach and exceed the spee…

10. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a detailed breakdown of costings for the way in which the Defence Forces can get from level of ambition 2 to level of ambition 3, which he referred to in a Dáil debate on 26 February 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9874/25]

11. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the unit in his Department which he has tasked with providing a detailed breakdown of costings for the way in which the Defence Forces can get from LOA2 to LOA3 which he referred to in a Dáil debate on 26 February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9875/25]

12. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he intends to publish the heads of the Defence (Amendment) (No.2) Bill; if he will provide an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; what consultations he intends to hold and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9905/25]

13. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote of the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9906/25]

14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the United States on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/25]

15. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the Russian Federation on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9908/25]

16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from China on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9909/25]

17. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the United Kingdom on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9910/25]

18. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from France on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/25]

19. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den an Tánaiste agus Aire Cosanta cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9963/25]