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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023
62. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the contract has been awarded for the installation of muti-beam sonar system on the P60 class vessels. [42917/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023
61. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the purchase of a new Government jet; and if the contract for same is likely to be put out to tender before year-end. [42916/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
180. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied).. [42811/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
179. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which Irish security forces have all the necessary communications and other technical equipment to liaise and cooperate with defence forces in other jurisdictions, with a view to continuously combatting crime and at the same time ensuring the security of the State against threats from any quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42807/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
178. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can envisage taking emergency measures to ensure that the strength of the Air Corps, at all ranks, is updated and supplementary, both in terms of recruitment and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42806/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
177. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can envisage taking emergency measures to ensure that the strength of the Naval Service, at all ranks, is updated and supplementary, both in terms of recruitment and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42805/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
176. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can envisage taking emergency measures to ensure that the strength of the Army, at all ranks, is updated and supplementary, both in terms of recruitment and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42804/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which he might see fit to augment and update the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in line with any lessons learnt from recent success on the high seas; if he sees a potential threat to installations, notwithstanding the success to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42803/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
174. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to indicate, following the recent successful activity of the Naval Service in deterring those who would present a threat to the State, the extent to which he accepts the necessity to augment the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42802/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
173. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to indicate, following the recent successful activity of the Air Corps in deterring those who would present a threat to the State, the extent to which he accepts the necessity to augment the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42801/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
172. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans, if any, afoot to ensure the availability of all naval vessels needed to patrol our shorelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42800/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
171. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps are sufficiently equipped in terms of technology, military hardware and any other requirements needed to address the ongoing threats from drug smugglers or others who seek to breach the laws of the State from the sea, air or by land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42799/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
170. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which military capability in respect of air and sea surveillance is sufficiently modernised and updated to meet ever-increasing challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42798/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
169. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason that a former Army Private, who retired in February 2012 with 34 years of service, has a 31-year pension, but when they turn 66, their pension falls back to a 21-year pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
168. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the target date by which he intends to achieve Level of Ambition 2 of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42646/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
167. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the strategy documents or reports currently governing the approach of his Department; those that are under review; those currently being formulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42645/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
166. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline his investment plans for the adequate funding of the Defence Forces, that is, the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, to meet the State’s defence and security needs in the 21st century and the capacity to provide appropriate intervention and assistance State-wide in situations of extreme weather and disruption caused by global warming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30795/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
165. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how the current peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts will continue to be the core of the international reputation of the Defence Forces, especially with climate change becoming an ever-increasing security threat across the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
164. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent on the commissioning of reports on matters pertaining to the Defence Forces in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42562/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the non-statutory External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces; if he has received any reports from the body to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
162. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the promised legislation to establish the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42556/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [42361/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
160. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current establishment figure of the Naval Service and that proposed under Level of Ambition 2 of the Report on the Commission of the Defence Forces; the current strength of the Naval Service; the current strength of the naval fleet and if he will report on the fleet replacement programme. [42851/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
143. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the competent agency for providing personal security clearance in the State; if provision for such clearance is provided exclusively for those employed by the State or if it can be attained by private citizens; if, in the case of the latter, the manner in which Irish citizens seeking employment requiring European Union personal security clearance may obtain such clearance; if they may not, if this precludes private citizens from applying for roles in organisations supported, such as the European Defence Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of sailings of Irish Naval Vessels that have been unable to proceed this year due to staffing issues; the number of vessels currently not in use; and the current target for recruitment for the Naval Service this year. [42558/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 16 May 2023, to provide an update on Ireland's involvement in the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine; the number of Defence Forces personnel deployed to the mission to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
124. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of the Detailed Action Plan on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
123. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details on the structure and operations of the Civil-Military Defence Women's Network set up in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
122. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant married quarters and houses that were in the possession of the Defence Forces or his Department on 1 January 2023 and have been occupied by new tenants since that date. [42594/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
121. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures the Government is implementing to attract new recruits to the Naval Service, ensuring a skilled and motivated workforce for our defence needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42601/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
120. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the key challenges he has identified with regard to Defence Forces retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42463/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total military aid given by the EU to Ukraine since the beginning of the Ukrainian war; the amount promised but not yet given; the contribution given by Ireland to date; the contribution promised in the future; whether Ireland supported the giving of such aid in the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
118. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the security environment analysis arising from the White Paper on Defence will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42551/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to publish a general scheme of the Bill to apply the Working Time Directive to members of the Permanent Defence Forces; the timeframe for same; and if he intends to provide an allocation in Budget 2024 for the purpose of implementing the Working Time Directive. [42531/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
116. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will reflect on the process of the Consultative Forums on International Security Policy; what the next steps in the process are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the recruitment and retention challenges facing the Defence Forces; how the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces will address those challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
114. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to indicate, with regard to recent events on the high seas, where the Defence Forces displayed the highest possible degree of competence and bravery, the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the desired level of air and sea surveillance required to fully police Irish shores and submarine installations; if he remains satisfied that the Defence Forces, Army, Navy and Air Corps have adequate resources at their disposal to meet the challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42536/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
113. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force as of September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
112. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the terms of reference for the judge-led tribunal of inquiry to examine the effectiveness of the complaints processes in the Defence Forces into workplace issues relating to discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct; the timeline for the publication of the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42546/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans to improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces. [42559/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made in the investigation into the death of a solider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42595/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
109. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the need for cultural change in the Defence Forces and the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42516/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
108. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in view of the lack of an Army barracks in the central border area, further consideration will be given at an early date to the reopening of Dún Uí Néill, Cavan, as an Army barracks and, in the interim, as a forward operating base as that area has a long land border with a neighbouring jurisdiction, and taking into account that the presence locally of Army personnel played a very important role in the security of the State at a very difficult time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will list the occasions Taoisigh have used the Government jet in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [33726/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
106. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an overview of pay and conditions in the Defence Forces, especially in relation to new recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42247/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
105. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the main capital acquisitions of the Defence Forces in 2023 and the associated costs; the proposed main acquisitions for 2024 and the estimated costs; and the primary acquisitions required under Level of Ambition 2 of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces. [42541/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the Strategic Framework of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42461/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
103. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on Ireland's submarine cables; if they have been put at risk in recent months by hostile countries travelling through Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42610/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
102. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to reject a submission advocating in favour of awarding a military medal for gallantry to a person (details supplied). [42532/23]