Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2025
307. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from French and German companies respectively, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71291/25]
View answerInvestment in new equipment for the Defence Forces is provided for under various Subheads of the Defence Vote relating to defensive equipment, mechanical transport, aircraft, ships and naval stores, engineering, communications and information technology equipment etc.
I am informed by the Defence Forces that their records indicate the amount spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the France and Germany in 2024 and to date in 2025 was as follows:
|
Year |
France |
Germany |
|
2024 |
€30,316,115 |
€1,119,271 |
|
2025 (up to 30 November) |
€38,516,372 |
€431,551 |
I would also like to advise the Deputy that details of Purchase Orders for goods and services valued at more than €20,000 are routinely published.. This information is published on the Department of Defence website – www.gov.ie/en/collection/b61276-purchase-orders-over-20000/
The Department has published details of Purchase Orders including those placed for weapons and equipment by the Defence Organisation for the years 2024 to the second quarter of 2025. I am advised that a small number of Purchase Orders for that timeframe were excluded from the published list for security and operational reasons.
