212. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the RTSD allocation was exhausted before the end of 2024; the number of reservists were left unpaid as a result; the steps that were taken to mitigate hardship; and the measures that are being introduced to prevent this from recurring in 2025. [45106/25]
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
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1,048 written, 67 oral
105
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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213. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the 21 consecutive day PRSI threshold and its impact on the operational reality of the modern RDF; and if his Department undertake a review to assess whether this interpretation is compliant with the intent of social insurance law and examine its potential exposure to retrospective employer PRSI and pension liabilities. [45107/…
216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Reserve Training and Support Day allocation was exhausted before the end of 2024; if so, the number of reservists who were left unpaid as a result; the steps being taken to mitigate hardship; the measures being introduced to prevent this from recurring in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/25]
217. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will acknowledge that the 21 consecutive day PRSI threshold no longer reflects the operational reality of the modern Reserve Defence Force; if his Department will undertake a review to assess whether this interpretation is compliant with the intent of social insurance law and examine its potential exposure to retrospective employer PRSI and pen…
218. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of deaths in service of Defence Forces personnel since 1 January 2000, by barracks, airbase, naval base or overseas, by cause of death, in tabular format. [45397/25]
219. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the treatment of a person (details supplied); if he will confirm whether proper procedures and Defence Forces regulations, including TS INF 090/2018 Amendment 5, were adhered to during the assessment and retesting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45571/25]
220. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces have a policy of excluding candidate who have had LASIK eye surgery from joining; the number of serving members of the Defence Forces that have undergone laser eye surgery, including LASIK, during or prior to their service; and the reason the Defence Forces does not provide an option for candidates who have previously h…
223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his Department’s plans to replace Ireland’s primary overseas deployment following the UNIFIL drawdown concluding in 2027, including candidate missions under UN, EU, or NATO-partnership frameworks; the projected deployment strength and cost profiles for 2026–2028; and the status of triple-lock reform proposals and timelines. [46514/25]
224. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of full time civilian groom staff working within the Defence Forces equitation school in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [46712/25]
226. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of meetings of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning held since 2022; the exercises completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47201/25]
227. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the offshore patrol vessel sea-days, Air Corps aircraft flight hours, maritime domain awareness coverage, and interoperability protocols with UK and EU partners achieved in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/25]
231. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47429/25]
235. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capacity of the reserve Defence Forces, including total strength and training days completed in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/25]
313. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason for the apparent decline in the percentage and number of female inductees to the Permanent Defence Force in 2024 compared to previous years; if a strategy is in place to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/25]
319. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the mechanisms that are in place to support veteran groups of the Defence Forces situated in the North, particularly around commemorations and acts of remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/25]
320. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence considering that the Government have significantly increased the Defence Forces budget, the procedures he intends to put in place to ensure Ireland's defence procurement spend stays within the Irish economy, benefitting our indigenous SMEs and research sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/25]
321. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the percentage of the current defence procurement spend that goes to indigenous Irish companies, research sectors and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41294/25]
326. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the way in which he will ensure that current procurement process and guidelines for the Defence Forces will not hinder the quick and efficient implementation of both LOA2 and LOA3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/25]
335. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any initiatives that seeks to encourage both recruitment and retention of personnel in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/25]
336. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/25]
337. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the proposed increase in defence spending over the next five years, particularly in view of the recent commitment by many European countries to significantly increase their defence expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41784/25]
341. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on recent risk assessments carried out this year on the safety impact to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon on their monitoring of the blue line between Lebanon and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42157/25]
344. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to increase the number of females applying under any future Defence Forces recruitment campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42160/25]
348. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure that housing in barracks around the country is used. [42538/25]
350. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant posts for dentists, nurses and doctors within the Defence Forces Medical Corps; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42951/25]