229. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the unmanned naval or air drones for patrolling Irish territorial airspace or waters that are available to the Defence Forces; if a procurement process is underway to secure any such assets for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/25]
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231. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the advice he has received on the crime of aggression and the risk to Irish troops on peacekeeping missions without a UN mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11316/25]
232. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of unspent allocation for Defence Forces staffing in each year since 2018 based on the revised estimate for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/25]
234. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current force strength of the permanent Defence Forces; the breakdown of the current number of serving members in the Naval Service, Army and Air Corps; the funded establishment strength of each; the number of vacant posts remaining to be filled at all levels in each service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11325…
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]
5. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on a proposed fire station closure at the Curragh Camp; to provide an update on the provision of living quarters for enlisted members in the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6504/25]
224. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of accommodation units by the Defence Forces, the number currently in use; the plans for the development of new accommodation for officers and enlisted personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7178/25]
225. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount invested into improving barracks accommodation each year since 2016; the number of units each year that were refurbished; the number planned for refurbishment over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7179/25]
226. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if refurbished barracks accommodation are being fitted with solar panels; if the investment in Collins Barracks, Cork will include the installation of solar panels or other energy efficient technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7180/25]
227. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant or derelict housing units or barracks accommodation owned the Defence Forces, by location; the plans in place for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7181/25]
233. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that members of the Defence Forces are offered mental health supports when they return from foreign deployment without having to first request it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7591/25]