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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions being taken to ensure, insofar as possible, the safety and security of members of the Defence Forces taking part in UNIFIL peacekeeping duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42111/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the safety and well-being of Irish troops in Lebanon, given the ongoing evolving situation there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Bogaimid ar aghaidh anois go dtí an chéad cheist eile, Uimh. 8 in ainm an Teachta Gino Kenny. It is grouped with Questions Nos. 29 and 31. Níl an Teachta anseo mar sin glaoim ar an Teachta Pauline Tully.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: What actions are being taken to ensure, insofar as possible, the safety and security of members of the Defence Forces taking part in UNIFIL peacekeeping duties?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8, 29 and 31 together. I reiterate that the safety and security of Ireland’s Defence Forces personnel stationed in Lebanon remain of paramount concern to me and the Government. I pay tribute to all our Defence Force personnel in Lebanon for their exceptional work, professionalism and resilience. I am also conscious of their families here at home...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been less than two years in this portfolio but recruitment is stabilising and turning a corner, with a narrowing of the gap, and this year may see the first time there will not be a net reduction. The figure is currently 7,426. We have looked at all the recruitment methodologies. We were not satisfied with them or the manner in which people were being recruited, and we have changed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: To be clear, I am not dismissing the retention issue whatsoever. I am saying we have a big retention issue, on which the Tánaiste has failed to get a handle. I have also said I welcome the increase in the mandatory retirement age but have said that will not, in itself, deal with the retention issue we face. The truth is that as of today, more people have left the Defence Forces this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy said fewer people have been recruited this year than have left. That is not correct, in my understanding. So far, up to 30 September, 494 personnel had been inducted, and the latest advice from the military indicates it will have a further 250 by the end of the year.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Will that make the 400 target?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: There have been 443 discharges, which is fewer than last year. This year could be a turning point in the recruitment story. We hope that in respect of the retention issue, successfully raising the retirement age to 62 will have a significant effect next year and in the following year. Moreover, there are other measures we want to introduce, relating to instructors and so forth, that will...

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the year ending on 31 December 2024: Vote 34.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Naval Service

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans to enhance the Naval Service headquarters in Haulbowline, County Cork; to provide an update on the infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41488/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Tánaiste provide an update on plans to enhance the Naval Service headquarters at Haulbowline?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to outline the unprecedented levels of capital investment we are making at Haulbowline naval base in County Cork. Since the introduction of the infrastructure development plan, we have completed in excess of €12 million worth of projects at the naval base, including a refurbishment of the operations training building, an upgrade of accommodation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Tánaiste. Anybody who has visited Haulbowline in the past 12 months will have seen the massive works that have been undertaken there recently. I recall the base when I was a councillor in the Cobh municipal district, and much of it began with the People's Park, with which Deputy Stanton will be familiar. That was the beginning of many of the works that have happened over...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The new gym at the old tank building is progressing well and we are basically down to procurement timelines. Investment will not be an issue and the gym will happen. There are also, as I said, significant accommodation projects. The refurbishment of the block 9 office facility, for example, commenced in August of this year. Once refurbishment works have been completed on this proposed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (17 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As I said, all the developments are welcome, and I know they are appreciated by the personnel based in Haulbowline. On the residential side, I understand that the refurbishment of the current block the Tánaiste mentioned will include accommodation for 75 personnel and that there will be further development in another block to allow people to stay on site. There was a sad situation a...