Maritime Safety

282. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of maritime surveillance operations undertaken in the waters off County Cork in relation to critical offshore and subsea infrastructure during 2025 and to date in 2026; the assets employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57454/26]

301. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken by her Department to protect critical subsea infrastructure, including undersea communications cables and energy interconnectors, within Ireland's maritime area; any additional capabilities planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59137/26]

129. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the GUARD, OVERSIGHT and SeaDOM projects on maritime and subsea object detection at the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) at the University of Limerick; whether any of these projects have become operationally capable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54118/26]

266. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence following the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if she can outline when we can expect to see publication of the first National Aviation Security Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22224/26]

1467. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline any assessments carried out on behalf of, or used by, his Department measuring the impact of Arctic ice melting on marine life, including fish stocks, in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20815/26]

366. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the role of the Marine Survey Office in investigating fatalities or serious incidents involving Irish-registered fishing vessels; the number of such investigations initiated in the past five years; whether all incidents involving loss of life have been fully investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/26]

367. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department and the Marine Survey Office ensure that skippers and crew of fishing vessels operating from Irish ports have the necessary training and certification for safe operation, including radio communications and emergency procedures; whether language and communication barriers have been identified as a safety ris…

368. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns from harbour authorities that sunken or poorly maintained inshore fishing vessels pose a risk to commercial shipping lanes, particularly where vessels have sunk or could sink in dredged channels; the protocols which apply for ensuring such vessels are insured and recoverable; and the person or body which ultimat…

817. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no spending allocated for maritime safety and regulations in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the sectoral economic investment section; to provide the total breakdown of spend in 2025, in tabular form. [4193/26]

494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to strengthen the moorings at the marina in Knighstown, Valentia, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/25]

495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a new lifting loader at Kilmacalogue Pier, County Kerry, as the existing one is at the end of its lifespan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26714/25]

496. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to carryout emergency improvement works to the Tuosist/Coornagillagh Pier, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26715/25]

497. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to carryout improvement works to Scragane Pier, Maherees, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26716/25]

126. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the issue of recognising qualifications, including the radio operators certificate, awarded by an organisation (details supplied), which are widely recognised in other jurisdictions, and are required for an owner to obtain a boat’s MMSI number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/25]