177. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the total number of members of the Defence Forces currently serving on UN or UN mandated missions overseas; the total figure if the UNIFIL mission is excluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42792/26]
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1,115 questions from 105 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,048 written, 67 oral
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| 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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179. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to give an update on the armour modernisation programme; if vehicles have been identified for purchase; the most recent estimated cost of the modernisation effort; and the date by which the vehicles will be delivered to the Defence Forces. [43593/26]
180. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence to discuss the revised defence plan deadlines in the detailed implementation plan for the transformation of the Defence Forces, which have been pushed out again by Government, and which will result in major defence projects, such as the anti-drone CUAS system, being delayed again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43740/26]
181. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline Ireland’s continued participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43705/26]
349. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Defence if plans to introduce employment protections for private-sector reservists so they can fulfil their service commitments in the Reserve Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43883/26]
350. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of riding instructor posts filled within Defence Forces equitation school; and the normally filled ranks of Defence Forces personnel for these posts. [41804/26]
355. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence whether any additional investment is planned for infrastructure upgrades at Columb Barracks, Mullingar, including accommodation, training facilities, and energy efficiency measures. [42296/26]
358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has carried out any internal audit since 19 July 2024 of Defence Forces procurement contracts to identify whether any existing equipment, software, communications systems, avionics, sensors or subsystems have links to companies headquartered in Israel or Israeli subsidiaries of multinational companies; and if she will make a statement on th…
359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has issued written guidance to procurement officials following the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on the treatment of Israeli-linked suppliers, components, software, subsystems or defence-related services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43164/26]
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether future defence procurement tenders now require bidders to declare whether any proposed component, subsystem, software module, sensor, avionics unit or communications system is manufactured, developed, licensed or maintained by an Israeli-headquartered company or Israeli subsidiary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43165/26]
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department distinguishes between direct purchase of military equipment from Israel and the inclusion of Israeli-origin components within platforms purchased from third-country suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43166/26]
362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the statement that there is no intention to purchase military equipment from Israel also applies to Israeli-origin software, sensors, avionics, communications equipment, maintenance services, licences, upgrades or embedded subsystems supplied through third-country prime contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43167/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal advice has been sought by her Department on the procurement implications of the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 for defence contracts involving Israeli-linked suppliers or components; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43168/26]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has put in place any compliance mechanism to ensure defence procurement does not involve economic or trade dealings connected to the occupied Palestinian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43169/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has reviewed existing Defence Forces supply chains for exposure to companies operating in, supplying to, or benefitting from Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43170/26]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has considered publishing an annual non-operational procurement compliance statement setting out how defence procurement aligns with Ireland’s obligations under international law, including the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43171/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 28 May 2026, whether the contractual and logistical safeguards referred to include human rights, international law, supply-chain due diligence or sanctions-compliance provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43172/26]
371. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence the type of ground-based air defence system that is currently being examined; and whether consideration is being given to a short-range system, a medium-range system, or both. [43375/26]
375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has undertaken, commissioned or received any review, assessment, audit or analysis identifying the country of origin of software, avionics, communications systems, sensor systems, cybersecurity tools, mission systems or other embedded technologies currently used by the Defence Forces; whether any such review identified technologies originat…
376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or the Defence Forces maintain any central register, inventory, procurement database or asset-management framework recording the country of origin of mission-critical software, avionics, communications systems, sensors, cybersecurity systems or other defence-related technologies in operational use; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the proposed National Aviation Security Strategy recommended by the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; the timeline for its completion and publication; whether responsibility for preparing the strategy has been formally assigned to a lead Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43652/26]
378. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her plans for the sustainable management of the Curragh Plains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43969/26]
380. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether there are current peacekeeping missions her Department would like to participate in; whether they have sought a mandate from the UN General Assembly or Security Council for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44194/26]
670. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he plans to update Circular 51/1979 to increase the allocation of paid training leave that civil/public servants who also serve in the Reserve Defence Force are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43882/26]
207. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention within the permanent Defence Force, particularly in regional areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40857/26]