139. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence when the implementation of the National Maritime Security Strategy, as it relates to our subsea communications infrastructure, will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33168/26]
Topics / National Security
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Security
148 questions from 48 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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111 written, 37 oral
48
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 14 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
576. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence in view of the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if provision is being made for substantial investment in the navy including ships and equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25970/26]
344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether Russian spies or persons engaged in surveillance on behalf of Russia are operating in Ireland. [23390/26]
358. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Government intends to strengthen parliamentary scrutiny and democratic oversight of national security operations carried out by security services answerable to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20913/26]
201. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Taoiseach when the Government will publish Ireland’s first National Security Strategy (details supplied). [14986/26]
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when Ireland’s National Security Strategy will be published (details supplied). [14979/26]
197. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline Ireland’s defence and national security readiness ahead of taking up the EU Presidency in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12463/26]
227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the threat level to our maritime security; and the plans in place to defend against this threat. [12371/26]
614. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the National Security Analysis Centre has conducted an assessment of the way in which hostile actors might utilise digital profiling and micro-targeting techniques to identify and influence psychologically vulnerable individuals within the State; the inter-departmental plans which exist to counter such hybrid threats. [8062/26]
192. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way threats to the security of the State will be defined under proposed legislation to create additional covert surveillance and interception powers; the safeguards which will be put in place to protect individual freedoms and privacy rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/26]
39. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect State undersea cables; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4723/26]
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant drone attack on our airports or any other significant capital infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/26]
268. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any engagement she has had with her EU counterparts in relation to the increasingly volatile international climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/26]
269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the level of expenditure on defence compared to our EU counterparts, by percentage of overall Exchequer expenditure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3467/26]
270. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the publication the national maritime security strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3535/26]
275. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if she will seek to avail of loans under the EU Security Action for Europe facility in order to supplement capital investment under the National Development Plan for defence capability development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3801/26]
615. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to protect Ireland’s subsea communication cables from cyber or physical interference. [61066/25]
222. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Taoiseach the status of the work of the Ministerial Council on National Security. [2420/26]
298. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department’s input to the development of the national security strategy; when the strategy is likely to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2393/26]
466. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her Department’s input to the development of the national security strategy; when the strategy is likely to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2394/26]
469. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Finland on defence co-operation; the plans for a formal working group to be established to discuss potential areas of collaboration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2398/26]
1773. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the project to establish the new statutory national security authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2389/26]
1777. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s input to the development of the national security strategy; when the strategy is likely to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2395/26]
85. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the capacity of the Defence Forces and security forces generally to respond to drone incursions in Irish aerospace and to respond to reported suspicious drone activity near Dublin Airport during the visit of President Zelenskyy. [72050/25]
86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the drone activity during the visit of President Zelenskyy; to give clarity on the decision to not intercept these drones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72153/25]