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Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Defence
230. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the budget that has been allocated to the Conference on Defence Industry her Department is organising as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68163/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Defence
231. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the budget that was allocated to the Conference on Maritime Security organised by her Department as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68159/26]
Barry Ward Oral 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any formal agreements in place with any other EU country and the UK to ensure that there are sufficient defence and security mechanisms in place during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52705/26]
Peter Roche Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
127. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Defence the defence and security priorities she intends to advance during Ireland’s EU Presidency; the initiatives Ireland expects to lead or support in the areas of European security, defence cooperation, resilience and military mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54026/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
134. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the specific drone detection, tracking and mitigation capabilities are in place to support security during the EU Presidency events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54033/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
237. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Defence the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease, given they will have extensive …
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
162. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49576/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Defence
336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence to provide assurance that the State is prepared to address any potential drone attack without breaching necessary security provisions, including from AI powered drones, during Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council and the hosting of the European Political Summit. [37432/26]
Ged Nash Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Defence
270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if her Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in her Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff her Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of interest betwee…
Matt Carthy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Defence
428. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost to her Department and to each agency for which they are responsible arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise and the estimated cost for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75246/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Defence
429. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the priorities of her Department and each agency for which they are responsible for, in respect of Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75264/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
104. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence if she has requested or intends to request naval support from France for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, including any consideration of a French Navy vessel operating in Irish waters; if her Department has engaged with the Office of Public Works and Áras an Uachtaráin regarding a proposal to rename a section of the Phoenix Park …
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
115. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Defence Ireland’s defence and security preparedness for holding the EU Presidency in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72041/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
140. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her preparations for the security dimensions of the EU presidency. [72049/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Defence
44. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role members of the Defence Forces will play in Ireland’s holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30988/25]