Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

653. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 25 May 2021, if he will provide an update on the matter. [1904/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I am advised by the military authorities that arrangements are in train to replace the plaque bearing a misspelling at the National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces who died in the service of the State, which is located in Merrion Square, Dublin.

When the matter was originally brought to my Department's attention in 2021, the replacement of the plaque was scheduled to coincide with other landscaping works in the vicinity of the Merrion Square memorial. Due to delays in these works, and the rotation of Defence Forces personnel, the replacement of the plaque and the correction of the spelling error has been delayed. However, I am advised that a replacement plaque for the memorial is currently being sourced and it is expected that this will be in place shortly at the National Memorial.