Written answers
Thursday, 19 February 2026
- Legislative Measures
212. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not... - Defence Forces
213. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her views on the recruitment of a person (details supplied) to the Defence Forces; the vetting procedures involved in light of their guilty plea... - Commemorative Medals
214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person who served in the Army from 1975 to1997 as a soldier (details supplied) will not receive their 1916 Commemoration medal... - Defence Forces
215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated average cost to the Exchequer of recruiting, inducting and training a General Service Recruit in the Permanent Defence Forces,... - Departmental Data
217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether service-specific retention targets have been set for the Naval Service and Air Corps in light of previous staffing pressures; the... - Defence Forces
218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of recruits discharged by purchase in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the average length of service at exit for such personnel; and... - EU Programmes
219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her views on ensuring that defence investments in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework fully respect national competences and... - Defence Forces
221. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether changes to eligibility criteria for recruitment into the Permanent Defence Forces are under consideration; whether non-citizen... - Departmental Strategies
222. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 4 November 2025, the progress to date in developing a National Maritime Security Strategy; and if... - Defence Forces
223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the present enlistment in the Permanent Defence Forces; the proposals there are to increase recruitment and improve retention levels in 2026;... - Departmental Expenditure
224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the importance of ensuring sovereignty of national defence capabilities, supply chain resilience, and knowledge transfer when it comes to... - EU Programmes
225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence considering that Ireland is a net contributor to the EU budget and as an increasing proportion of the next Multiannual Financial Framework is...
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