Vol. 512 No. 4
94 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements, if any, being made to compensate members of the Defence Forces who may be required to work over the millennium new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/99]
The question of paying some additional remuneration to Permanent Defence Force personnel who are on duty over the new year period has been raised by both RACO and PDFORRA under the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the Permanent Defence Force. The terms of the scheme, as agreed with the associations, provide that discussions under it shall be confidential to the parties involved. The Deputy will appreciate, therefore, that it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on this issue. The claims presented will of course be dealt with in the context of similar claims in the public service.
