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]
Parliamentary questions
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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368. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on plans for a second round of EU Security and Action for Europe (SAFE) loans; and the potential timeline for such a round. [43372/26]
369. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence the categories of equipment being considered for funding through borrowing under the EU Security and Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument; and the level of funding she is considering seeking. [43373/26]
370. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether she remains confident that a contract for the Armoured Vehicle Replacement Programme will be signed before the end of 2026, in line with the timeline set out in the Detailed Implementation Plan. [43374/26]
371. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence the type of ground-based air defence system that is currently being examined; and whether consideration is being given to a short-range system, a medium-range system, or both. [43375/26]
372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence when the refreshed Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ireland and the United Kingdom on 11 March 2026 is expected to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the reasons it has not yet been laid before the Houses; whether any changes in policy, operational cooperation, training arrangements, information-sharing arrangements or defence engagement struc…
373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any review, assessment or consideration has been undertaken regarding the governance, accountability, transparency or civil-liberties implications of military-operated aircraft supporting domestic policing functions; whether the Government has considered commissioning an independent review of the Service Level Agreement governing Garda Air Support Unit op…
374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal, policy or constitutional assessment undertaken in connection with the acquisition and introduction of the Airbus H145M helicopters specifically examined issues relating to military neutrality, constitutional obligations, international humanitarian law, rules governing the deployment of armed capabilities, or the operational use of the aircraft …
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]
378. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her plans for the sustainable management of the Curragh Plains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43969/26]
379. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on her Department’s plans to abolish the Triple Lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44193/26]
380. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether there are current peacekeeping missions her Department would like to participate in; whether they have sought a mandate from the UN General Assembly or Security Council for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44194/26]
381. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence if she will commit to ensuring UN oversight via the Security Council or General Assembly is maintained as a key provision in the proposed Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44195/26]
382. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the publication of new planning guidelines for local authorities on the installation of home EV charging infrastructure for homes without driveways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43906/26]
383. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the recently announced petrol and diesel car scrappage scheme to include all cars regardless of the age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44116/26]
384. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport whether the recently announced petrol and diesel car scrappage scheme will reduce the after-purchase value of current petrol and diesel cars; and if this could impact the uptake of the scrappage scheme. [44117/26]
385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of requests from Waterford City and County Council for road repairs generally, in tabular form; and the details of requests for repairs relating to flood and water damage. [44162/26]
386. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if additional signage has been installed at the M7/M9 interchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/26]
387. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport whether additional signage has been installed along the M7/N7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/26]
388. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the legislation for the M4 hard shoulder to be used a priority bus lane, given that the infrastructure is already in place. [41441/26]
389. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of legislation to use the M7/N7 hard shoulder as a priority bus lane. [41442/26]
390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to develop transport police; and the measures being taken to combat antisocial behaviour on public transport and at bus and rail stations. [41484/26]
391. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications submitted by each county council, including Clare, for road and footpath funding; the amount of funding sought in each application for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/26]