Results 61-80 of 6,614 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On that, and it partially relates to my first question, it is important after the budget that the Department would publish a document outlining where we now stand with the revised capital development plan and to mark that against the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. That would be a useful document if it were possible to achieve. One of the areas in which the gap between the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is only so far 1% will go.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to remove the triple lock neutrality protection; when he intends to bring forward a Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure sufficient funding is provided to resource Joint Induction Training Centre, JITC, Gormanston, Baldonnel, Haulbowline and DFTC infrastructure master plans. [49298/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This question relates to funding, primarily for training locations at Gormanston, Baldonnel, Haulbowline and the DFTC, and the infrastructure master plans for same.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Tánaiste. For the record, I appreciate there are constraints, given the window we are in, in terms of what the Tánaiste can tell me. What he will tell me is another question, maybe. In general, I put on record that we support increasing defence expenditure provided it is done in a wise and rational way. It is vitally important that we are investing in the areas of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To come back to some of the brass tacks in terms of the training objectives outlined in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, there was one objective for the future and another that I hope has been progressed a bit. Will the Tánaiste give an update on it? It was recommended that a new communication information workshop facility at the training centre would commence in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress his Department has made regarding the establishment of a joint cyber-security command and other actions related to cyber-security contained in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [49303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider the introduction of service commitment schemes to retain key specialist functions within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of funding the full implementation of the Working Time Directive, welfare provisions; and the way in which he intends to address this. [49301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost increasing Vote 35 to allow for occupational supplementary pension to be provided to members of the Defence Forces on reaching normal retirement age. [49560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 171. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing capital spending in line with 2022-2027 Defence Forces Capital Infrastructure Development Plan to enhance capabilities in cyber-security and cyber-defence unit, including radar and robotics, and to support research and development in military technology. [49561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of ensuring that sufficient funding is provided to resource the Joint Induction Training Centre, Gormanston, Baldonnel, Haulbowline and DFTC infrastructure master plans to include SOF and a cyber-command HQ.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49562/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of resourcing the capability development 14-year land, maritime, air, cyber and joint enabler programmes to ensure the Defence Forces realise Level of Ambition 2, in line with the Government-approved Detailed Implementation Plan. [49563/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of the provision of funds to resource the development of Defence Forces capabilities to meet the tasking to emerge from the National Maritime Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49564/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of the planned targeted and tiered recruitment of 800 new Permanent Defence Force members in 2026. [49565/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 176. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost for essential service commitment schemes for Naval Service and Army Specialist Corps cyber, ordnance and engineers. [49566/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 179. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of broad spectrum specialist retention scheme payments similar to that introduced by the Air Corps for ATC recently (details supplied). [49569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 177. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost to provide the resources required for the staffing of C2 and service HQ structures. [49567/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of funding the full implementation of the Working Time Directive welfare provisions (details supplied). [49568/25]