172. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if recent reporting that the Defence Forces have informed the Gardaí that they are unable to provide anti-drone security for EU Presidency meetings is accurate; if so, the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12530/26]
Topics / Defence Forces
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDefence Forces
1,115 questions from 105 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,115
questions
1,048 written, 67 oral
105
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 58 |
| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 23 |
| 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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
173. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence for her response on the issue of pension entitlements for personnel who joined the Defence Forces after 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12519/26]
174. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have the necessary equipment in place to detect military-type drones and bring them down if they pose a threat over Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12197/26]
176. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will impact the Naval Service and Air Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12174/26]
177. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the way in which the Reserve Defence Force is to be revitalised under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12377/26]
178. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the provision of an Integrated Communications and Hearing Protection System for the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12486/26]
181. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the delivery of the Military Radar Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12389/26]
183. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Defence the surveillance and reconnaissance capability gaps in the Army’s current drone systems that the planned acquisitions under the Defence Sectoral National Development Plan are intended to address; the indicators that will be used to measure improved capability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12372/26]
184. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the current shortfall in staffing levels across the Defence Forces; the timeframe to reach the targeting staffing levels; and the way in which the staffing shortfall impacts on our national security. [12370/26]
185. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to resolve Defence Forces equipment deficits, as Ireland remains the only EU country without a sovereign military-grade primary radar system, leaving it unable to independently monitor its own airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12110/26]
186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence whether there are plans to examine or revise the Army Pensions Acts to ensure fair treatment of families who have lost loved ones who are members of the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12379/26]
187. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the action her Department is taking to address the findings of the European Committee on Social Rights that Ireland is in breach of the European Social Charter due to failure to provide members of the Defence Forces with holiday pay and overtime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12511/26]
189. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence to discuss the publication of the European Committee of Social Rights conclusion that the Irish Government is in breach of the European Social Charter in terms of Defence Forces rights violations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12516/26]
190. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to report on the Defence Forces capacity to provide an anti-drone umbrella; to confirm if that capacity is limited to Casement Aerodrome; the measures that will be put in place to expand that capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11579/26]
191. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the reasons for delays in key defence projects in the updated Implementation Plan for the Commission on Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12515/26]
192. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if there are a sufficient number of Defence Forces personal trained in the use of radar equipment to detect military type drones to monitor and bring down if necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12198/26]
193. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will boost recruitment and retention levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12173/26]
196. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will improve Defence Forces equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12175/26]
198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the steps her Department is taking to ensure we have the capacity to deploy anti-drone defences outside Baldonnel airfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12514/26]
199. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for the recommendation on the replacement for the Irish Army’s LTAV fleet; the date by which she expects to give permission to purchase replacement vehicles; to report on the manner in which the existing LTAV stock will be disposed of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11578/26]
200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place for the residential units in the Curragh Camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11996/26]
203. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence by how much short of the establishment figure the combined current strength of the various branches of the Defence Forces is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12469/26]
204. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of applicants who succeeded, withdrew or were rejected at each individual stage of recruitment for the Defence forces, for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; the way these compare to other EU nations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/26]
205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the work being undertaken by her Department to improve housing conditions for members of the Defence Forces in the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12382/26]
206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised detailed implementation plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12171/26]