asked the Minister for Defence if he will give details of: (a) the establishment, number and type of professional type officer at present in the Defence Forces; (b) the number in training; (c) the amount of extra allowances paid to each type of officer; and (d) if he has any plans to improve the present position.
Written Answers. - Defence Forces Personnel.
44.
As the reply is largely in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Officers with Professional Qualifications
|
Type of Officer |
Establishment |
Strength |
Number in training |
|
Medical |
71 |
35 |
— |
|
Dental |
14 |
7 |
— |
|
Engineer (all Corps) |
145 |
121 |
22* |
|
Marine Engineer |
29 |
13 |
4 officers 7 cadets |
|
7 cadets |
|||
|
Executive Branch Officer |
83 |
58 |
7 officers 26 cadets |
|
(Naval Service) |
26 cadets |
||
|
Flying Officer (Air Corps) |
118 |
63 |
4 |
|
Legal |
10 |
10 |
— |
|
Pharmaceutical Chemist |
5 |
4 |
— |
|
Music |
7 |
7 |
— |
|
Psychologist |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Analyst |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Accountant |
1 |
1 |
— |
* There is a total of 19 officers undergoing engineering and science degree courses in UCG (ten engineering and nine science). In addition three officers are undergoing an engineering degree course in Kevin Street College of Technology.
|
Annual rates of additional pay payable to officers with professional qualifications |
|
|
(i) Medical and Dental Officers of the rank of— |
£ |
|
Lieutenant |
1,218 |
|
Captain |
|
|
Minimum |
1,218 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,293 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
1,368 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
1,441 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
1,513 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
1,588 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
1,662 |
|
Commandant |
|
|
Minimum |
1,662 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,862 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
2,066 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
2,265 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
2,466 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
2,671 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
2,874 |
|
Lieutenant-Colonel |
2,874 |
|
Colonel |
3,234 |
|
Medical officers with specialist qualifications receive the following additional payments— |
|
|
Assistant Surgeon |
422 |
|
Other specialists |
827 |
|
(ii) Engineer Officers of the Corps of Engineers, the Ordnance Corps, the Air Corps, the Signal Corps, the Observer Corps and the Naval Service, other than Marine Engineer Officers and Legal Officers and Psychologists of the rank of— |
|
|
£ |
|
|
Lieutenant |
816 |
|
Captain |
|
|
Minimum |
816 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
863 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
915 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
964 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
1,011 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
1,066 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
1,111 |
|
Commandant |
|
|
Minimum |
1,111 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,291 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
1,464 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
1,648 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
1,825 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
2,004 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
2,184 |
|
Lieutenant-Colonel and |
2,184 |
|
Colonel |
|
|
(iii) Executive Branch Officers and Marine Engineer Officers of the Naval Service of the rank of— |
|
|
Ensign and Sub-Lieutenant |
1,057 |
|
Lieutenant |
1,259 |
|
Lieutenant-Commander |
1,512 |
|
Commander and Captain |
1,764 |
|
(iv) Pharmaceutical Chemists |
339 |
|
(v) Military Analyst |
1,040 |
|
Accountant, Army Canteen Board |
|
|
(vi) Director, Assistant Director, Instructional Officer and Band Conductors, Army School of Music |
602 |
|
(vii) Annual rates of flying pay payable to officer of the Air Corps— |
|
|
Undergoing instruction in flying duties |
224 |
|
On qualification as a pilot |
474 |
|
After 2 years' service as a qualified pilot |
663 |
|
After 4 years' service as a qualified pilot |
863 |
|
After 6 years' service as a qualified pilot |
1,259 |
|
On promotion to Commandant |
1,259 |
|
On promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel |
1,035 |
|
On promotion to Colonel |
942 |
The position in relation to the numerical strength and conditions of service of officers of the Defence Forces is kept under constant review by my Department and any necessary improvements in those areas are undertaken as circumstances require.