355. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Defence the number of females at each rank of second lieutenant and above within Air Corps, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28059/26]
Topics / Defence Forces
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDefence Forces
1,115 questions from 105 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,048 written, 67 oral
105
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| March 2025 | 27 |
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| May 2025 | 47 |
| June 2025 | 83 |
| July 2025 | 55 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 91 |
| October 2025 | 36 |
| November 2025 | 77 |
| December 2025 | 85 |
| January 2026 | 33 |
| February 2026 | 120 |
| March 2026 | 34 |
| April 2026 | 30 |
| May 2026 | 108 |
| June 2026 | 74 |
| July 2026 | 87 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 24 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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356. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Defence the number of females at each rank of sub lieutenant and above within Naval Service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28060/26]
52. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the impact that the intervention of the Defence Forces in the current fuel protests will have on public expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27571/26]
182. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 29 January 2026, whether Ireland has been designated as having any of the approximately 500 military mobility “hotspots” identified under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, without disclosing their locations or any operational details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/26]
183. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing specialist fire appliances for Defence Forces fire services in 2025 and to date in 2026; the ages of the fire appliances that are currently in use, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27454/26]
526. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces do not keep track of success and failure rates at the recruitment medical stage, such as acceptance or rejection or any data relating to medical appeals, as indicated in recent FOI responses (details supplied); if she was aware of this lack of statistical tracking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23613/26]
565. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the payment of long-term increments to members of the Defence Forces; the reason for the delay in implementing these payments; when it is expected that eligible personnel will receive their entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24871/26]
567. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the actions that have taken place regarding the future of Nenagh Military Barracks since local Deputies met with her and her Department officials on 1 July 2025. [25164/26]
569. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the process by which a C70 request may be made at present for use of the Defence Forces as aid to the civil power; the person or body that can make such a request; the circumstances in which a request can be made; who is authorised to grant such a request; and the legal basis governing this process. [25229/26]
1067. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 26 February 2026, confirming that the Civil Service Occupational Health Service and the Office of the Civil Service Chief Medical Officer fall under its remit, whether his Department has conducted a study of mortality of serving or former membe…
1195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of aggregated military licences granted in in each of the years 2024, 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, by destination; and their value, in tabular form. [27022/26]
2045. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.180 of 18 March 2026, the statutory basis under which troops may be deployed as aid to the civil power following the expiry of the Emergency Powers Act 1976 in 1995; and who and in what circumstances may such deployment be authorised. [24909/26]
256. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the proposed lateral transfer policy within the Defence Forces; the progress that has been made in developing this policy between the Department and the Defence Forces; whether a timeline has been set for its completion and implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21407/26]
257. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the current eligibility criteria for recommissioning into the Defence Forces for officers who were medically discharged; and whether the existing terms and conditions prevent individuals in this category from being reconsidered for recommissioning today. [21418/26]
265. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of WTE dentists, physiotherapists, doctors and nurses posts filled at Defence Forces Medical Corps; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form. [22143/26]
272. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the number and percentage of applications from females to join the Permanent Defence Forces at the most recent army cadetship recruitment campaign. [22285/26]
153. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Defence the proposals she is implementing in relation to recruitment in the Defence Forces; the number which have been recruited for each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number that have retired in the same period, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18421/26]
155. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence to outline Ireland’s Defence Forces (army) capabilities and assets; to compare it with five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18447/26]
160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation of the Regeneration and Development Plan of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18641/26]
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]
162. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if the maximum age limit to join the Defence Forces is 39 years of age, can an individual join right up to their 40th birthday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18867/26]
167. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Defence if the security duty allowance will be paid to Irish reservists for all activities undertaken during the Irish presidency of the EU.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19671/26]
173. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the annual number of applicants to the Reserve Defence Forces in each year from 2018 to date in 2026; the number accepted for training in each year; the number who commenced the joint induction training syllabus; the number who successfully completed that training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20333/26]
174. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current policy targets set by her Department for the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces under the Reserve Defence Force Regeneration Plan published in July 2024; the projected strength targets for each year to 2028; and the measures being implemented to achieve the stated objective of reaching an effective strength of 80 percent. [20334/26]
175. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the average time currently required for a new Reserve Defence Forces recruit to complete the joint induction training syllabus and become fully qualified; whether her Department monitors attrition rates during this training process; if so, the attrition rate recorded in each year since the introduction of the syllabus in 2024; and if she will make a statement on …