Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of trainees in the military medicine training programme who voluntarily left the Defence Forces and were required to refund the cost of such training, including the cost of pay and allowances paid to them during the period of attendance in the programme, in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [4951/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the military authorities that six personnel have entered into the military medicine training scheme since its inception. Three of these have left before, or shortly after, a service commitment would have arisen, and therefore were not required to refund the cost of their training.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The overall Defence property portfolio consists of a diverse range of facilities from conventional military barracks to forts, camps and training lands.

The following is a list of the 12 permanently occupied Defence Forces installations in which the Army is located across the State:

• Collins’ Barracks, Cork
• Finner Camp, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
• Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6
• McKee Barracks, Dublin 7
• St. Bricin’s Hospital, Dublin 7
• Defence Forces Training Centre, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
• Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick
• Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• Gormanston Camp, Gormanston, Co. Meath
• Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
• Stephens’ Barracks, Kilkenny
• Dún Ui Mhaoilíosa (Renmore) Barracks, Galway

The Defence Forces for reasons of Operational Security do not comment on the specific disposition of personnel at military locations. It should be noted however that the number of personnel stationed at a particular location will frequently vary, as it is a normal operational feature for there to be a constant through-flow of personnel into and out of military installations on an ongoing basis.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Australian Defence Forces that have attended the Military College since 2018; the number currently attending the Military College. [5184/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I have been advised by Military Management that since 2018 one member of the Australian Defence Forces has attended the Military College, Defence Forces Training Centre, undertaking an International Military Policy Course in May 2018 for two weeks.