Parliamentary questions

284. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of requests received from Cork County Council for Defence Forces support during severe weather and flooding events in each of the past five years; the number granted; the personnel deployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57456/26]

285. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the progress of the Multi Role Vessel Programme in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57953/26]

286. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the progress her Department has made on increasing recruitment in the Defence Forces in the past 12 months. [57954/26]

287. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number who have left the permanent Defence Forces in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57955/26]

288. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces applicants who did not progress to becoming members of the Permanent Defence Forces in the past three years; the breakdown of the reason they did not become members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57956/26]

289. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether she has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation on reinstating the supplementary pension for members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57957/26]

290. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on recruitment advertisements for the Defence Forces in the past 12 months, broken down by whether the cost was directly associated with advertising, design, or consultancy fees, in tabular form. [57958/26]

291. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the breakdown, by gender of current members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and a breakdown by gender of members of the Defence Forces recruited in the past three years, in tabular form. [57959/26]

292. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have retired or been discharged in each of the past five years. [58528/26]

293. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of new personnel who have joined the Defence Forces in each of the past five years. [58529/26]

294. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of her Department’s budget for the EU Presidency; the details of any planned gifts for attendees and dignitaries; details of any branded merchandise purchased; the details of events planned by her Department throughout the duration of the Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58603/26]

295. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58621/26]

296. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by her Department and all bodies under her aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58639/26]

297. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within her Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if AI is ever used in reply to parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58657/26]

298. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if she uses personal emails for Government business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58675/26]

299. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the current availability of Air Corps aircraft and personnel to assist the emergency services in responding to major forest and wildfires; whether Air Corps operations in support of firefighting efforts are restricted to daylight hours; her views on reports that Air Corps aircraft arrive at fire scenes at approximately 10 a.m. and cease ope…

300. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Strategic Framework for the Transformation of the Defence Forces; the measures completed to date; those currently underway; the expected timeline for the remaining measures; the impact of the programme on Defence Forces operational capability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59136/26]

301. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken by her Department to protect critical subsea infrastructure, including undersea communications cables and energy interconnectors, within Ireland's maritime area; any additional capabilities planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59137/26]

302. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces are incorporating artificial intelligence technologies into operational planning, intelligence analysis and cybersecurity activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59141/26]

303. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on peacekeeping operations involving members of the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59152/26]

304. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the engagement her Department has had with the UN authorities in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59153/26]

305. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence whether she is considering updating Army Pensions Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59154/26]

306. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the plans for the improvement of the pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59155/26]

307. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59156/26]

308. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the resourcing and recruitment needed to achieve LOA2; if she will provide a timeline for this in the form of year on year targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59157/26]