Parliamentary questions

121. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of those functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4603/25]

122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if consideration was given to calling in the Defence Forces in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; if the Defence Forces are trained for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/25]

123. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of military equipment, leasing of military equipment, and provision of services from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4805/25]

124. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of dual use goods, leasing of dual use goods from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4806/25]

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement o…

16. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-…

17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of all meetings between Ministers and officials of his Department with the Irish Defence and Security Association from January 2020 to present, to include dates, venues, minutes and attendees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3817/25]

105. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that were refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]

106. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a schedule of the costs of operating and maintaining the Government jet; and to provide a breakdown for operational costs, fuel, maintenance, annual depreciation of the craft and the total annual kilometres flown in each year from 2004 to date. [2155/25]

107. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect critical infrastructure in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone and territorial waters; the assistance that has been sought from other states or multilateral organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/25]

108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his targets for attaining an establishment figure of the Defence Forces to that envisaged by Level of Ambition 2 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2751/25]

109. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the target year by which the Defence Forces are expected to attain Level of Ambition 3 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/25]

110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2755/25]

111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2892/25]

112. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be required to train a new Army cadetship class consisting of 60 persons. [2896/25]

113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank that would be required to train a new Naval Service cadetship class consisting of 50 persons. [2897/25]

114. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/25]

115. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and-or title held by that special adviser. [2993/25]

116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if reports (details supplied), despite commitments to the contrary, that Ireland is to purchase military equipment from Israel are accurate; if so, to detail all equipment to be purchased and the value thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3081/25]

117. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if officials from his Department attended a briefing arranged by the Defence Forces and an organisation in November 2024 (details supplied); the number of times and the dates on which officials from his Department met with the organisation in the past three years; who was in attendance, to furnish minutes of each meeting; …

118. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/25]

119. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and-or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/25]

120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will m…

121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/…

122. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]