Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
- Defence Forces
163. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on peacekeeping operations involving members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Naval Service
168. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service vessels which are operational and currently able to patrol Irish waters; his plans to put additional vessels in... - Public Procurement Contracts
170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the web links to his Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders... - Departmental Strategies
172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expected date of publication of the maritime security strategy; the way in which potential newly identified capabilities will be funded in... - Naval Service
173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent article in a publication (details supplied) regarding the future of the multi-role vessel project; the project... - Defence Forces
174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will publish a percentage breakdown of capital investment by service branch, when he sets out his plan for the national development plan... - Air Corps
175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the PC-9M fleet can continue in service beyond its current expected end-of-life in 2025; and if he will make a statement... - Naval Service
176. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched during quarter four 2025. [48199/25] - Defence Forces
177. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the publication of the updated Commission of the Defence Forces Implementation plan and the 12-year plan to reach LOA3. [48258/25] - Departmental Expenditure
178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is concerned by the European Defence Agency's latest report which showed Irish defence spending decreasing as a percentage of national... - Defence Forces
182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an overview of all unmanned aircraft systems used by the Defence Forces; and his plans for future systems. [48263/25] - Statutory Instruments
185. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by him in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48673/25] - Defence Forces
187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the medium lift helicopter replacement programme. [49027/25] - Official Engagements
188. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline engagements with the UK defence secretary; if those discussions included discussions on policing of Irish airspace; and if he will... - Defence Forces
189. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made to increase Defence Forces personnel towards the target of 11,500 by 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Air Corps
190. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital works projects recently completed, ongoing and in the procurement stage at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces
193. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of inductions into the Defence Forces in the first six months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49288/25]
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