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Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Funding (16 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56452/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (16 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56451/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (16 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 417. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56456/25]

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: There is a real crisis for people living in unsafe homes with defective concrete blocks. That crisis is far from over, despite what the Government may think. People are still living in fear every time there is a red weather warning, forced to watch as cracks spread and walls shift, as their home crumbles right around them. The Ulster University study summed it up best when it described it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Fáilte chuig an gcoiste. What is the current playing field? We hear a lot about the militarisation of Europe and whether hard-pressed Irish taxpayers are contributing towards the funding of the militarisation of Europe, particularly as we are a neutral state. Currently, is Irish taxpayers' money being used to subsidise the European arms industry in any fashion, particularly through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: To clarify, Ms Dinka is saying that Irish taxpayers' money is going in to fund the militarisation of the European Union. Am I not right in saying that ASAP has a €500 million budget and some of that is to buy munitions? This is not just research and development, it is weapons is it not? The name of the programme refers to ammunition production. Are Irish taxpayers funding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Thanks for the clarity. Am I right in saying - and steer me if I am wrong on this - that Irish taxpayers are funding the production of munitions in Europe but not necessarily the sale of them? We are just funding more bullets, more munitions and more armaments of work in Europe. Is that what is happening at the minute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I will return to the fact that there are no audits but the aims of this programme is to stimulate the production of munitions. Explosives have got €124 million of a budget, powder has a projected portfolio of €248 million and shells has €90 million. Is not the answer to the question that the Irish taxpayers are funding the production of munitions in Europe not clear as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, it is for the production. Is not that correct? The production of, not just ammunition, but also missiles. There is a €50 million budget for missiles. It is about the production, is it not, of these types of munitions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: So hard pressed Irish taxpayers are supporting the capacity for European countries to produce missiles, munitions and explosives en masse. Is that not the case? Is that a factual statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Sorry, Mr. Knauer and I were having a conversation. Is not that not a fact, Mr. Knauer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Irish taxpayers are funding the capacity of the production of ammunition, including explosives, powder, shells and missiles within Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Does Ireland contribute towards that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Of which this is a part. Can I ask a straight question? Why will Mr. Knauer not just tell it as it is? Ireland contributes, through the EU budget, to this programme which is designed to increase the capacity of Europe in relation to munitions, including explosives, powder, shells, missiles and other capabilities to the tune of half a billion euro. Is that not a factual statement and why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: No, that has not offended me at all. I will come to the issue of Article 41.2 at a later point in relation to how the treaty completely bans the use of European funds to procure arms. What we are talking about is increasing the capabilities and in my view, that is a way around. Ultimately, about half a billion euro will flow to companies to increase their capabilities in specific areas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. Ireland is a military neutral country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Yet we have just determined that Irish taxpayers are funding the military complex within Europe.