Questions

184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the type and retention standard of holsters issued with sidearms to members of the Defence Forces; whether any review of holster safety was carried out by the Defence Forces following the incidents involving Garda issue holsters in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75297/26]

250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence if the reference to a Pay Review Body for the Defence Forces contained in the previous Statement of Strategy of her Department has been retained in the updated Statement of Strategy; if not, the reason it has not been retained; whether it remains Government policy to provide for an independent pay review mechanism for members of the Defence Forces; and if she wil…

358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has carried out any internal audit since 19 July 2024 of Defence Forces procurement contracts to identify whether any existing equipment, software, communications systems, avionics, sensors or subsystems have links to companies headquartered in Israel or Israeli subsidiaries of multinational companies; and if she will make a statement on th…

359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has issued written guidance to procurement officials following the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on the treatment of Israeli-linked suppliers, components, software, subsystems or defence-related services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43164/26]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether future defence procurement tenders now require bidders to declare whether any proposed component, subsystem, software module, sensor, avionics unit or communications system is manufactured, developed, licensed or maintained by an Israeli-headquartered company or Israeli subsidiary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43165/26]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department distinguishes between direct purchase of military equipment from Israel and the inclusion of Israeli-origin components within platforms purchased from third-country suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43166/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the statement that there is no intention to purchase military equipment from Israel also applies to Israeli-origin software, sensors, avionics, communications equipment, maintenance services, licences, upgrades or embedded subsystems supplied through third-country prime contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43167/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal advice has been sought by her Department on the procurement implications of the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 for defence contracts involving Israeli-linked suppliers or components; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43168/26]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has put in place any compliance mechanism to ensure defence procurement does not involve economic or trade dealings connected to the occupied Palestinian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43169/26]

365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has reviewed existing Defence Forces supply chains for exposure to companies operating in, supplying to, or benefitting from Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43170/26]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has considered publishing an annual non-operational procurement compliance statement setting out how defence procurement aligns with Ireland’s obligations under international law, including the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43171/26]

367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 28 May 2026, whether the contractual and logistical safeguards referred to include human rights, international law, supply-chain due diligence or sanctions-compliance provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43172/26]

375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has undertaken, commissioned or received any review, assessment, audit or analysis identifying the country of origin of software, avionics, communications systems, sensor systems, cybersecurity tools, mission systems or other embedded technologies currently used by the Defence Forces; whether any such review identified technologies originat…

376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or the Defence Forces maintain any central register, inventory, procurement database or asset-management framework recording the country of origin of mission-critical software, avionics, communications systems, sensors, cybersecurity systems or other defence-related technologies in operational use; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the proposed National Aviation Security Strategy recommended by the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; the timeline for its completion and publication; whether responsibility for preparing the strategy has been formally assigned to a lead Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43652/26]

208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any component, subsystem, software module, sensor, avionics unit, or communications system integrated into equipment currently in operational use by the Defence Forces was manufactured, developed, or licensed by a company headquartered in Israel or by an Israeli subsidiary of a multinational company; if so, to provide a list of such components and the pla…

323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether she intends to publish the Strategic Workforce Plan for the Defence Forces in full; whether any sections are expected to be withheld or redacted; the rationale for any such redactions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39218/26]

324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Strategic Workforce Plan contains branch-specific workforce targets for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if she will provide the projected personnel targets for each service branch for 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030. [39219/26]

325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Strategic Workforce Plan includes defined annual recruitment, retention and attrition targets for the Air Corps; and if she will provide details of same [39220/26]

328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Department or Defence Forces have conducted any operational capability assessment or formal risk assessment relating to current Air Corps staffing levels; and if so, whether any risks were identified regarding operational readiness, air ambulance support, maritime surveillance capacity or aircraft availability. [39223/26]

329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Air Corps is currently operating below the staffing levels considered necessary for full operational capability [39224/26]

330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Strategic Workforce Plan includes branch-specific key performance indicators or measurable delivery benchmarks; and if she will outline the oversight and reporting mechanisms intended to monitor implementation of the plan. [39225/26]

331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps personnel who retired, resigned or otherwise left service in each year from 2023 to date in 2026, by rank category where available. [39226/26]

332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Defence Forces maintain internal workforce modelling regarding projected shortages in specialist Air Corps roles, including pilots, engineers, air traffic personnel and technical grades; and if she will provide details at a policy level. [39227/26]

342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Government intends to publish a revised national military aviation strategy or rotary-wing capability doctrine arising from the implementation of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39250/26]