Written answers
				Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  - Military Neutrality 
 173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of proposals outlined in the Programme for Government to remove the triple lock protection; when he plans to bring these proposals...
- Defence Forces 
 174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether progress has been made on Ireland's National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security regarding the protection and participation of...
- Departmental Funding 
 175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital budget allocation for his Department in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [5478/25]
- Defence Forces 
 176. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the numerical strength of the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service in each year from 2015 to date in 2025; if he will indicate the numbers of...
- Departmental Funding 
 177. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of...
- Defence Forces 
 178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons in the Permanent Defence Forces, by the county of their primary residence in 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2025, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Staff 
 181. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he...
- Defence Forces 
 182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists currently within Defence Forces Medical Corps; and the estimated timeframe...
- Air Corps 
 185. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the new maritime patrol CASA 295 aircraft to be purchased by the Irish Air Corps carries Helionix; if the Government have reneged on their...
- Defence Forces 
 186. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he could provide an update on progress with the recommendations from the report of the Commission on Defence; and if he will make a statement...
- Military Neutrality 
 187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what the benefits are of getting rid of the triple lock for military involvement in operations abroad; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Properties 
 188. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they...
- Naval Service 
 190. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant engineer room artificer technicians currently in the Naval Service; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in...
- Defence Forces 
 191. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on any progress by military authorities in their consideration of the report and recommendations of the Defence Forces...
- Artificial Intelligence 
 192. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if...
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