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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
127. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Naval Service; the current target figure for Naval Service personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/25]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
126. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Naval Service in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/25]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Army; the current target figure for Army personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/25]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Army in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/25]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
123. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of known unauthorised incursions into Irish territorial waters by military vessels of other States during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if such matters have been raised with the States concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3406/25]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
122. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/25]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/25]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
119. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and-or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/25]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
118. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/25]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
117. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if officials from his Department attended a briefing arranged by the Defence Forces and an organisation in November 2024 (details supplied); the number of times and the dates on which officials from his Department met with the organisation in the past three years; who was in attendance, to furnish minutes of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3082/25]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if reports (details supplied), despite commitments to the contrary, that Ireland is to purchase military equipment from Israel are accurate; if so, to detail all equipment to be purchased and the value thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3081/25]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
115. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and-or title held by that special adviser. [2993/25]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
114. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/25]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank that would be required to train a new Naval Service cadetship class consisting of 50 persons. [2897/25]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
112. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be required to train a new Army cadetship class consisting of 60 persons. [2896/25]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2892/25]
Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2755/25]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
109. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the target year by which the Defence Forces are expected to attain Level of Ambition 3 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/25]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his targets for attaining an establishment figure of the Defence Forces to that envisaged by Level of Ambition 2 of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2751/25]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
107. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect critical infrastructure in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone and territorial waters; the assistance that has been sought from other states or multilateral organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/25]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
106. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a schedule of the costs of operating and maintaining the Government jet; and to provide a breakdown for operational costs, fuel, maintenance, annual depreciation of the craft and the total annual kilometres flown in each year from 2004 to date. [2155/25]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2025
105. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that were refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]
Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
136. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females serving by rank in the Irish Defence Forces; the number of females serving by rank in January 2022, 2023, 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/25]
Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
135. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the derelict housing in the Curragh camp County Kildare; the outcome of the report he commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/25]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
134. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current serving force in the Irish Defence Forces by rank; the total number serving; the number serving by rank in January 2024;in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2127/25]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2048/25]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2030/25]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
131. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a timeline for the implementation of LDA 2 of the Recommendations of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/25]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
130. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1856/25]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
129. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1759/25]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
128. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by the Defence Forces where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/25]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1686/25]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
126. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he, or any officials in his Department, have received any official reports or briefings from agencies of the State since 2015, outlining concerns about any members or former members of the Oireachtas being engaged in espionage or activities that could be deemed to compromise the security of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/25]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
125. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his/her Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1576/25]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
124. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of females currently qualified as pilots within the Air Corps; and the number of females currently in training to become qualified pilots within the Air Corps. [1409/25]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific steps he has taken to ensure the total prevention of illegal encampments taking place across the Curragh Plains in 2025 (details supplied); the costs incurred by his Department in dealing with the incursions and the inevitable clean ups that are necessary in the aftermath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1068/25]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
122. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46923/24]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
121. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the investigation being carried out into the death in Lebanon of an Irish Defence Forces member of UNIFIL (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46697/24]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on any recent interaction there has been between the Government and the United Nations in relation to the death of an Irish peacekeeper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/24]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
119. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider an alternative to the Ishihara test, given that it is not used in other countries such as the US and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46488/24]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
118. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, required to fully crew LÉ George Bernard Shaw, LÉ Gobnait and LÉ Aoibhinn naval ships. [46389/24]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans to purchase dock landing ships for the Naval Service. [46388/24]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
116. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of WTE civilian tailors employed by his Department but based in military barracks in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46308/24]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
115. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency, that they have been placed on a redeployment panel; that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond six years, that consideration has been given to facilitating them on a supernumerary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46222/24]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
114. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46204/24]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
113. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46186/24]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
61. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline he is working towards in progressing the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 through Dáil Éireann; if he expects the Bill to proceeded to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence before the summer recess in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1787/25]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urgently condemn the abduction and abuse of a doctor (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; if he will call for his immediate release and the cessation of violent attacks on medical staff and facilities in Gaza, which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law; and if he will outline the actions his Department is taking to demand accountability for these violations and to ensure Ireland upholds its commitments under the Geneva Conventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/25]
Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
46. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a Palestinian doctor by the Israeli Defence Forces (details supplied); the engagements he has had with his international counterparts in respect of this case; if he will seek an intervention at EU level to advance the release of this doctor and other healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1367/25]
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