95. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of external competitions held for external applications to apply for instruments posts within the Defence Forces in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of persons who applied for each of those competitions, in tabular form. [52713/26]
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96. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount of extra capital and current funding allocated to the Defence Forces during Ireland's Presidency of the EU. [52714/26]
316. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if permission is required from her for the participation of members of the Irish Defence Forces in foreign military 'competitions'. [29787/26]
317. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware of Irish Defence Forces members participating in military competitions with the Israeli Defence Forces; and if confirmed, her views on such on participation. [29788/26]
161. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be needed to fully train a new army cadetship class of 65 personnel. [18681/26]
267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of females that applied to join each branch of Defence Forces in each cadetship and or general services recruitment campaign in 2025, in tabular form. [5549/26]
52. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank within Defence Forces School of Music; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [67635/25]
53. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the army will be launched early in the new year. [67636/25]
224. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of full time civilian groom staff working within the Defence Forces equitation school in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [46712/25]
240. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if suitable qualified civilians can apply to join Defence Forces School of Music; and if not, if all positions within school are reserved for Permanent Defence Force personnel. [39146/25]
237. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of instances in 2024 and to date in 2025 in which bombs, grenades or improvised explosive devices have been used; and the number of occasions during this period where Gardaí sought the assistance of the Army ordnance corps to manage such cases, in tabular form. [33966/25]
238. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of horses that had trials to get into the Defence Forces Equitation School in the years 2024 and to date in 2025; and of the number of horses that had trials, the number that were successful in being accepted into the equitation school in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [33979/25]
359. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Army will be launched in quarter three 2025. [24271/25]
224. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated amount spent on purchasing specialist fire appliances for the Defence Forces fire services in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [9580/25]
182. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists currently within Defence Forces Medical Corps; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [5972/25]
183. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans during 2025 to issue a tender for the provision of a replacement for the LÉ Róisín. [5973/25]
184. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons, by gender currently in recruit training in each of the three branches of the Defence Forces, in tabular form. [5974/25]
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]