4. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 25 June 2025, if he will provide further details, specifically, to name the range of stakeholders involved in discussions; if he will provide a timeline as to when the “active development” and report review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/25]
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5. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of military attachés from foreign armed forces accredited to Ireland; the number that are military officers; the number that are civilian; when Ireland’s first military attaché will be accredited abroad; the length of time the project to plan for this proposal has been in train; if there are barriers to implementation; and if he will…
18. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in light of the recognised importance of An Garda Síochána's police liaison officer network in embassies abroad, particularly in recent high-profile extradition operations, he is convinced that a similar network of military attachés in embassies of Ireland abroad would be beneficial for the State's security and defence partnerships; and if he will ma…
19. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the 2015 White Paper on Defence proposal to explore the creation of a military attaché network, a proposal which was recommended for urgent introduction by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34688/25]
20. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason it has taken his Department ten years to explore the creation of the military attaché network, while other Departments and agencies have significantly increased their global presence in embassies of Ireland abroad in the same timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34689/25]