227. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant or derelict housing units or barracks accommodation owned the Defence Forces, by location; the plans in place for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7181/25]
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
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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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228. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will move speedily to bring forward the 2028 deadline for the completion of Level of Ambition 2, as outlined in the Commission of the Defence Forces, given the European Council’s declaration of 3 February 2025 and his subsequent public comments on security and defence. [7253/25]
233. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that members of the Defence Forces are offered mental health supports when they return from foreign deployment without having to first request it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7591/25]
235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the establishment figure for the permanent Defence Forces in total, and separately for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, from each year beginning in 2006 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8088/25]
146. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of unspent defence budget returned to the Exchequer for the years 1989 to 2024, in tabular form. [6821/25]
147. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his approach to the use of artificial intelligence by the Defence Forces and its use generally in international conflicts. [6889/25]
148. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) given t…
174. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether progress has been made on Ireland's National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security regarding the protection and participation of women in the Defence Forces; to detail what progress has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6402/25]
176. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numerical strength of the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service in each year from 2015 to date in 2025; if he will indicate the numbers of personnel who are male and female; if will provide the establishment figure for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/25]
178. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in the Permanent Defence Forces, by the county of their primary residence in 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5705/25]
179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in the Reserve Defence Forces, by the county of their primary residence in 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5706/25]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of premises operated by the Defence Forces which have been closed since 2011, by premises, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5707/25]
182. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists currently within Defence Forces Medical Corps; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [5972/25]
183. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans during 2025 to issue a tender for the provision of a replacement for the LÉ Róisín. [5973/25]
184. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons, by gender currently in recruit training in each of the three branches of the Defence Forces, in tabular form. [5974/25]
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he could provide an update on progress with the recommendations from the report of the Commission on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6138/25]
191. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on any progress by military authorities in their consideration of the report and recommendations of the Defence Forces Colour Vision Working Group on colour vision requirements for entry to the Defence Forces; when he will publish this report; and when the recommendations will be implemented. [6296/25]
111. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure, size, and numbers recruited and who left each branch of the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces in the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4267/25]
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Defence Forces purchase orders for 2024, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4273/25]
108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his targets for attaining an establishment figure of the Defence Forces to that envisaged by Level of Ambition 2 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2751/25]
109. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the target year by which the Defence Forces are expected to attain Level of Ambition 3 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/25]
112. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be required to train a new Army cadetship class consisting of 60 persons. [2896/25]
113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank that would be required to train a new Naval Service cadetship class consisting of 50 persons. [2897/25]
116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if reports (details supplied), despite commitments to the contrary, that Ireland is to purchase military equipment from Israel are accurate; if so, to detail all equipment to be purchased and the value thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3081/25]
123. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of known unauthorised incursions into Irish territorial waters by military vessels of other States during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if such matters have been raised with the States concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3406/25]