Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Defence Forces
313. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the apparent decline in the percentage and number of female inductees to the Permanent Defence Force in 2024 compared to previous... - Emergency Services
314. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if an emergency service (details supplied) was used as part of an operation; the reason this was used; the reason another service was not... - Departmental Legal Services
315. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which... - Departmental Legal Cases
316. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies... - Grant Payments
317. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant... - National Security
318. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to respond to concerns about the closure of a consultation on maritime security strategy (details supplied). [41199/25] - Defence Forces
319. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the mechanisms that are in place to support veteran groups of the Defence Forces situated in the North, particularly around commemorations and... - European Union
322. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence considering Ireland's recent commitment to joining the EU’S SAFE Mechanism for defence procurement, what the Minister will do to ensure... - Defence Forces
326. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he will ensure that current procurement process and guidelines for the Defence Forces will not hinder the quick and efficient... - Departmental Legal Cases
327. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees... - Naval Service
334. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the development of a naval base in Dún Laoghaire Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41781/25] - Defence Forces
335. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding any initiatives that seeks to encourage both recruitment and retention of personnel in the armed forces; and if he will... - Air Corps
338. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions Ministers for Defence have visited Casement Aerodrome since 2020, in tabular form; and when he intends to visit... - Defence Forces
341. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on recent risk assessments carried out this year on the safety impact to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon on... - National Security
342. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect any threat of damage to vital subterranean and submarine infrastructure with Ireland being a major... - Naval Service
343. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Irish Naval Service monitors the presence of naval vessels from other countries off Irish shores; and if he will make a... - European Union
345. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether his Department has had any engagement with the European Commission regarding the revelations that at least €15 million has been... - Departmental Expenditure
347. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - Defence Forces
348. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure that housing in barracks around the country is used. [42538/25] - Public Procurement Contracts
349. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses... - Defence Forces
350. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant posts for dentists, nurses and doctors within the Defence Forces Medical Corps; the timeframe for filling each of those... - Departmental Funding
353. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting... - National Development Plan
355. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how the proposed increase in defence capital expenditure under the revised National Development Plan will increase defence and security... - Naval Service
356. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on his Department’s engagement with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council regarding the establishment of a forward... - Defence Forces
358. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the investigations into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
361. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made in relation to an Army pension for a person (details supplied); if he will consider an... - Defence Forces
362. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the plans for the improvement of the pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement... - National Security
365. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a current assessment on the dangers faced by the State from possible hybrid and cyber attacks on communications... - Naval Service
366. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service vessels which are operational, and currently able to patrol Irish waters and any plans to put more in operation; and... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
368. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline any figures that are available for the annual carbon footprint for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Capital Expenditure Programme
369. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what increase in operational spending will take place in the context of the €1.7 billion increase in capital spending to ensure that the... - Defence Forces
370. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any European counterparts have pressured his Department to increase defence spending to align more closely with NATO targets; and if he will... - Departmental Staff
372. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43656/25] - Information and Communications Technology
373. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity,... - Departmental Meetings
374. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether he or his officials have met with lobbyists from the arms industry in the past 12 months; the date and agenda of those meetings; and if... - Defence Forces
375. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current height restrictions in the Defence Forces; if the possibility has been examined of reducing these, either in full or with regard to... - Departmental Investigations
381. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has investigated the credible allegations made by a person (details supplied); if this has prompted a review of any such... - Defence Forces
382. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress and-or recommendations that have been made by the Institute for Security Governance in their oversight of the Defence Forces...
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