Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by the Defence Forces on purchasing military equipment from German-based companies in 2022, 2023 and for the first five months of 2024, in tabular form. [26318/24]

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

Investment in new equipment for the Defence Forces is provided for under various Subheads of the Defence Vote relating to defensive equipment, mechanical transport, aircraft, ships and naval stores, engineering, communications and information technology equipment etc.

I am informed by the Defence Forces that their records indicate the amount spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the Germany in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 was as follows:

I would also like to advise the Deputy that the Defence Organisation routinely publishes details of Purchase Orders for goods and services valued at more than €20,000. This information is published on the Department of Defence website – www.gov.ie/en/collection/b61276-purchase-orders-over-20000/.

The Department has published details of Purchase Orders including those placed for weapons and equipment by the Defence Organisation for the years 2022 to the last quarter 2023. I am advised that a small number of Purchase Orders for that timeframe were excluded from the published list for security and operational reasons.

Details of Purchase Orders placed in Quarter 1 of 2024 are currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by the Defence Forces on purchasing military equipment from Japanese-based companies in 2022, 2023 and for the first five months of 2024, in tabular form. [26319/24]

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

I am advised by the Defence Forces that their records indicate there was no expenditure on purchasing military equipment from companies based in Japan in the period referenced by the Deputy.

Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans for funding to upgrade buildings on the Curragh military campus, which are in extremely bad condition. [26408/24]

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

The Defence Forces Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) sets out a programme of project delivery for the years 2023 to 2027. Under the programme, the following capital works in the DFTC, (Curragh Camp, Kildare) are completed or nearing completion:

• Cadet School
• Engineers Logistics Office
• Engineer Stores
• New Electric Target Range
• Upgrade of Accommodation at Plunkett Barracks

• CIS Corps Workshop and Stores
• New Army Ranger Wing HQ Block
• Refurbishment of 1 Accommodation Block Ceannt Barracks
• New Garaging Facility
• Military College Auditorium Suite
• New Student Accommodation Facility.