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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not what happened.

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Fáiltím go bhfuil na ráitis seo ar siúl inniu. Is ábhar dár gcóras sláinte nach bhfuair go leor airde thar na blianta is ar cóir go bhfaigheadh sé. Is léir go bhfuil difríocht mhór ann ó thaobh na ngalar a tholgann fir agus cé chomh tinn a éiríonn siad, go mór mór ó thaobh na...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 78. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the progress of the National Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department’s engagements in relation to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and the efforts being made to ensure that peace is sustained in the region. [57179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on recent dialogue with the British government, including matters of shared interest on issues such as legacy, trade and migration. [57180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department’s engagements in relation to the EU-Morocco trade deal; the Government’s position on this trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Government's position in relation to potential increased tariffs; and the preparations it is making for same. [57181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement his Department has had with the Hague Group; and the efforts which have been made to join the Hague Group in order to support that governmental bloc to maximise international diplomatic and legal action against Israel's human rights crimes and international law violations. [57178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 28, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57198/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 36, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57199/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a secondary school place for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [56482/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome the witnesses. I have a number of questions. I might not get to them all. There might be a second round. Where co-operation with other European countries is in Ireland's interest and does not conflict with our neutrality then we should co-operate but, obviously, it has to be through both of those lenses. We have had a lot of discussion about neutrality. I am not sure that it is...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could Mr. O'Meara come back to me in writing with a bit more detail? It sounds like if it is, it is and if it is not, it is not. I am not clear about the approach. When a proposal from the Commission lands on the Department's desk, deciding what the criteria are and what they are being measured against is complex. Different programmes and proposals have different cases. It is not defined...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a couple of questions. I will try to be as concise as possible, and I hope the witnesses might be in a position to be as well. On the EU funding side of things, we regularly see resolutions in the European Parliament. Obviously, they do not have any legal effect, but it is a regular aspect of the discussion about the need for member states to increase defence spending to a...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is fine. On co-operation, there has been a fair bit about different programmes we opt in and we opt out of. A significant part of defence co-operation is intelligence sharing and so on. Could the witnesses just say a brief word about what level of co-operation happens between Ireland and other EU countries in terms of intelligence and information sharing? What mechanisms are we a...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is fine. Mr. O'Meara mentioned PESCO and that if there were anything beyond the current training exercises, a subsequent decision would have to be made. Is that a ministerial decision or a Government decision? Would it involve a vote of the Dáil and the Seanad? What is the mechanism should there be a proposal for further participation in PESCO beyond the current training...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am talking about the battle groups.

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is covered by what was said earlier about the communiqués and so on. There has been some discussion about co-operation in relation to drones. That is a very significant challenge that European countries face at this time as well as a lot of provocative actions by the Russian Federation in eastern Europe. That is something we need to be conscious of ourselves here. As I...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Defence Developments at EU Level and Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Oct 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not need a particular response to the following. The witnesses may respond if they wish, but I will just make two statements. First, in terms of SAFE and talking about the potential for Irish business to become involved, it is important that, at a governmental and departmental level, consideration is given to whether there will be an industry of whatever kind, and it might be more on...