81. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department's property in Collins Barracks, Cork which is currently vacant will be refurbished to create accommodation for military personnel; if so, the timeline for this refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49091/25]
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
6
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
168. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the type of ancillary benefits available to members of the Defence Forces, such as healthcare; if there are any plans to expand these benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/25]
171. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing capital spending in line with 2022-2027 Defence Forces Capital Infrastructure Development Plan to enhance capabilities in cyber-security and cyber-defence unit, including radar and robotics, and to support research and development in military technology. [49561/25]
172. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of ensuring that sufficient funding is provided to resource the Joint Induction Training Centre, Gormanston, Baldonnel, Haulbowline and DFTC infrastructure master plans to include SOF and a cyber-command HQ.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49562/25]
173. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of resourcing the capability development 14-year land, maritime, air, cyber and joint enabler programmes to ensure the Defence Forces realise Level of Ambition 2, in line with the Government-approved Detailed Implementation Plan. [49563/25]
174. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of the provision of funds to resource the development of Defence Forces capabilities to meet the tasking to emerge from the National Maritime Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49564/25]
175. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of the planned targeted and tiered recruitment of 800 new Permanent Defence Force members in 2026. [49565/25]
176. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost for essential service commitment schemes for Naval Service and Army Specialist Corps cyber, ordnance and engineers. [49566/25]
177. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost to provide the resources required for the staffing of C2 and service HQ structures. [49567/25]
178. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of funding the full implementation of the Working Time Directive welfare provisions (details supplied). [49568/25]
179. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of broad spectrum specialist retention scheme payments similar to that introduced by the Air Corps for ATC recently (details supplied). [49569/25]
163. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on peacekeeping operations involving members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/25]
164. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of progress being made in relation to an Army pensions case (details supplied); if he will consider an administrative interim solution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47661/25]
165. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the plans for the improvement of the pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47662/25]
166. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47663/25]
167. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the resourcing and recruitment needed to achieve LOA2; the timeline for this in the form of year-on-year targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47664/25]
174. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will publish a percentage breakdown of capital investment by service branch, when he sets out his plan for the national development plan capital allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47814/25]
177. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeline for the publication of the updated Commission of the Defence Forces Implementation plan and the 12-year plan to reach LOA3. [48258/25]
182. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an overview of all unmanned aircraft systems used by the Defence Forces; and his plans for future systems. [48263/25]
183. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the new ground based air defence (GBAD) system his Department is seeking to procure will be operated by the Air Corps or by the Artillery Corps; his views on the requirements the new GBAD will be required to have; and the timelines for same. [48264/25]
184. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is still committed to achieving all capital acquisitions within the Commission of the Defence Forces Implementation plan by 2028; and if he is satisfied the capital allocation 2026-2030 will allow him to do so. [48274/25]
187. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the medium lift helicopter replacement programme. [49027/25]
189. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made to increase Defence Forces personnel towards the target of 11,500 by 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49097/25]
193. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of inductions into the Defence Forces in the first six months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49288/25]
211. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 12 June 2025, the number of Reserve Defence Force applications received each year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the actions currently being taken to support recruitment to the reserve. [44574/25]