Maritime Jurisdiction

187. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence the role of the Naval Service in protecting undersea telecommunications and energy cables and other critical maritime infrastructure within Ireland’s maritime area; the capabilities currently available to the Naval Service to carry out this role; whether there are plans to enhance those capabilities; and if she will make a statement on the …

236. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the applications submitted in December 2024 by Fingal County Council in respect of Skerries Harbour, County Dublin, including the application for a foreshore licence to carry out borehole investigations into the seabed and the application for a foreshore lease to allow for the construction…

430. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department views Lough Sheelin in Counties Westmeath, Meath and Cavan as part of the Great Western Trout Lakes grouping considering its geographic location and ownership, in addition to the abundance of invasive/non-native fish such as pike, roach and perch present in the lake; and if he will make…

272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to prevent ships using Irish waters, including the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone, for transit, en route to Russian ports in breach of international sanctions against Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1337/26]

223. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of vessels that were found to have unlawfully entered Irish territorial waters or the States exclusive economic zone in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54660/25]

231. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of recorded vessels that unlawfully entered Irish territorial waters during each of the years 2023 and 2024, and to date in 2025. [51802/25]

3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the national maritime security strategy; and the level of funding that has been committed for 2026 and 2027. [49299/25]

2186. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the perceived failure to exclude large trawlers from coastal waters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/25]

234. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the four-week public consultation on Ireland's first maritime security strategy, as recently announced, will formally commence; how this consultation will meaningfully shape policy given that a multi-million-euro contract for towed sonar capability has already been signed with a company (details supplied) prior to the c…

742. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revisit the case of a fishing boat (details supplied) which has had cross-party agreement to resolve the long-drawn-out case for the family. [25994/25]

617. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to reintroduce a ban on pair trawling by large vessels within six nautical miles off the Irish coast (details supplied). [13782/25]

107. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect critical infrastructure in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone and territorial waters; the assistance that has been sought from other states or multilateral organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/25]