Defence Forces

316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware that members of the Defence Forces with over 21 years’ service are currently being discharged; if she is aware of any directives from her Department to discharge up to 1,000 personnel from the Defence Forces; and if any member of the Defence Forces who wishes to remain in service will be afforded the option to do so, particular…

218. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank currently in the Defence Forces Equitation School; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/26]

219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the legal basis and operational rationale for the continued closure of the public walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Renmore Barracks, Galway; whether alternative safety or perimeter security measures were considered in lieu of the large boundary fence; if a timeline exists for the reopening of the walkway; and if …

185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will address concerns regarding Defence Forces activity on the Curragh, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7232/26]

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]

207. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Defence Forces will be reimbursed for equipment donations provided to Ukraine under the €100 million in bilateral funding for non-lethal military assistance; whether any such funding will be used to support National Development Plan 2026–2030 projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3807/26]

265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence her views on the adequacy of the existing level of equipment available to the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3463/26]

266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any proposals to increase capital expenditure on military equipment for the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/26]

267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any assessment of the readiness and preparedness of the Defence Forces in the context of an increasingly volatile international climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3465/26]

271. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3536/26]

272. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence for an update on a previous request by an organisation in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3543/26]

273. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits entering the Defence Forces in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3554/26]

276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 17 September 2025, if she will publish the detailed implementation plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, which her predecessor committed to publishing in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3803/26]

280. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence her plans to modernise the Reserve Defence Forces to ensure that they are ready to act in support the Permanent Defence Forces and the civil power, and deal with the challenges Ireland faces in the 21st century; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3808/26]

283. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Defence when the rehearsals studio for the Defence Forces school of music was last refurbished; when it is next scheduled for refurbishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3842/26]

287. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the advertisement budget allocation for the Defence Forces in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [4180/26]

410. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department keeps any statistics on the inclusion of those with ADHD or on the autism spectrum in the Defence Forces, including the Reserve Defence Force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74125/25]

417. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of promotions from the rank of regimental quartermaster sergeant to sergeant major within the Army which occurred in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74882/25]

430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel inducted into the Permanent Defence Force; and the number remaining in service at six months, 12 months and 24 months after induction, by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75306/25]

431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits who commenced initial recruit training, the number who completed training, the number who did not complete, and the reason categories recorded for non-completion, by service in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75307/25]

432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who left the Permanent Defence Force within 12 months of completing initial recruit training; the median length of service at exit; and the reason categories recorded in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75308/25]

433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the authorised establishment strength and the actual strength of the Permanent Defence Forces at year-end for each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and the total number of inductions and total exits in each year. [75309/25]

434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current retention strategy for the Permanent Defence Forces; the specific retention targets set by her Department; the key performance indicators used to measure retention; and the most recent results available against those indicators. [75310/25]

435. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if uniforms or equipment have not been issued to some new recruits to the Army due to the fact that their commanders do not have funds available to purchase them; if, for a ceremony for recruits to get their second bar/stripe they had to return uniforms as their own were not available; and if it is the case, that some recruits were sent home…

436. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence if a matter (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1010/26]