asked the Minister for Defence if it is intended to include members of the Defence Forces in the proposed increase in pay of £1 5s per week with effect from 1st June, 1969 and a further £1 per week with effect from 1st October, 1969.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Defence Forces Pay.
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The increases to which the Deputy refers are those recommended for specific categories of manual workers and would not apply in the case of the Defence Forces.
In accordance with the practice followed hitherto, the pay of the Defence Forces will fall to be adjusted in line with the public service generally.