asked the Minister for Defence if he will give the current rates of pay and update the other information supplied in reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 273 of 15 April 1980 and 205 of 29 April 1980 with an estimate of the rates etc., which will come into effect with the second phase of the national understanding.
Written Answers. - National Understanding.
194.
The information requested is as follows:—
A. Military Personnel.
Officers.
(i) Annual rates of regimental pay.
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
Second-Lieutenant (Ensign, Naval Service) |
5,568 |
|
5,761 |
|
|
Lieutenant (Sub-Lieutenant, Naval Service) |
6,036 |
|
6,251 |
|
|
6,467 |
|
|
6,683 |
|
|
6,892 |
|
|
7,097 |
|
|
7,305 |
|
|
7,511 |
|
|
Captain (Lieutenant, Naval Service) |
7,740 |
|
7,899 |
|
|
8,064 |
|
|
8,225 |
|
|
8,389 |
|
|
8,551 |
|
|
8,708 |
|
|
Commandant (Lieutenant-Commander, Naval Service) |
9,119 |
|
9,327 |
|
|
9,536 |
|
|
9,743 |
|
|
9,951 |
|
|
10,069 |
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel (Commander, Naval Service) |
10,472 |
|
10,865 |
|
|
11,258 |
|
|
11,651 |
|
|
12,043 |
|
|
12,437 |
|
|
Colonel (Captain, Naval Service) |
13,477 |
|
14,054 |
|
|
14,632 |
|
|
15,210 |
|
|
15,788 |
|
|
Brigadier-General (Commodore, Naval Service) |
18,792 |
|
Major-General |
19,832 |
|
Lieutenant-General/Chief of Staff |
24,455 |
(ii) Military service allowance
Military service allowance at the annual rate of £410 is payable to second-lieutenants, lieutenants and captains while not in full-time attendance at a university or other institute of third level education.
(iii) Annual rates of additional pay payable to certain officers
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
(a) 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 |
(b) 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—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
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 Colonel |
2,184 |
(c) Executive branch officers and marine engineer officers in the Naval Service of the rank of—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
Ensign and Sub-Lieutenant |
1,057 |
|
Lieutenant |
1,259 |
|
Lieutenant-Commander |
1,512 |
|
Commander and Captain |
1,764 |
|
(d) Pharmaceutical Chemists |
339 |
|
(e) Military Analyst and Accountant Army Canteen Board |
1,040 |
|
(f) Director, Assistant Director, Instructional Officer and Band Conductors, Army School of Music |
602 |
|
(g) Specialists, Medical Corps |
422 |
|
(Assistant Surgeon) |
|
|
827 |
|
|
(All others) |
(iv) Annual rates of flying pay payable to officers of the Air Corps—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
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 Lieutenant-Colonel |
1,035 |
|
on promotion to Colonel |
942 |
|
(v) Allowance payable to officers on duty in the Border area |
£2.20 a day. |
(vi) Allowance payable to officers in respect of security duties outside the Border area (a) £6.50 for each day, other than Sundays and Army holidays, on which security duties are undertaken: (b) £13.00 for each Sunday or Army holiday on which security duties are undertaken.
(vii) Special allowances, Naval Service
(a) Patrol duty allowance — payable at the following daily rates in respect of each day on which an officer is on patrol duty aboard ship away from the Naval Base, Haulbowline—
|
Commander/Lieutenant-Commander |
£6.30 |
|
Lieutenant |
£5.60 |
|
Sub-Lieutenant and Ensign |
£5.04 |
(b) In-charge allowance — payable at the rate of £2.52 to the officer commanding each ship and to the marine engineer officer on board ship in respect of each day for which patrol duty allowance ((a) above) is payable.
(viii) Overseas allowances — United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
|
Colonel |
£11.88 a day |
|
(married) |
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel |
£10.20 a day(single) |
|
Commandant |
|
|
Captain |
£10.76 a day(married) |
|
Lieutenant |
|
|
£9.09 a day |
|
|
Second-Lieutenant |
(single) |
Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates.
(i) Weekly rates of line pay
|
Rank and Grade |
With less than 3 years service |
With 3 or more years' service and less than 6 years' service |
With 6 or more years' service and less than 9 years' service |
With 9 or more years' service and less than 12 years' service |
With 12 or more years' service and less than 15 years' service |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Sergeant-Major (Warrant Officer N. S.) |
118.94 |
121.98 |
125.55 |
129.41 |
135.29 |
|
Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant (Senior Chief Petty Officer N. S.) |
113.36 |
116.51 |
120.01 |
123.56 |
129.38 |
|
Company-Sergeant (Chief Petty Officer N. S.) |
109.63 |
112.10 |
114.55 |
117.00 |
122.26 |
|
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant (Senior Petty Officer N.S.) |
106.97 |
109.42 |
111.80 |
114.26 |
119.01 |
|
Sergeant (Petty Officer N. S.) |
101.67 |
104.09 |
106.43 |
108.79 |
111.75 |
|
Corporal (Leading Seaman, N. S.) |
96.47 |
98.86 |
101.26 |
101.26 |
101.26 |
|
Private 3 Star (Seaman 1st Class N. S.) |
87.88 |
90.28 |
92.65 |
92.65 |
92.65 |
|
Private 2 Star (Seaman 2nd Class N. S.) |
84.94 |
86.36 |
88.59 |
88.59 |
88.59 |
|
Private Grade I (Seaman 3rd Class N. S.) |
81.06 |
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|
Private Grade II |
71.59 |
Note: An additional £0.50 a week is payable on completion of 15 years' service and a further £0.50 is payable after 20 years' service.
(ii) Weekly rates of pay — cadets
|
1st year £70.11 |
plus consolidated ration allowance at the rate of £1.03 a day. |
|
2nd year £72.59 |
(iii) Military service allowance
Military service allowance at the following weekly rates is payable to all NCO's and privates (except Privates, Grades I and II)—
|
Privates with 3 or more years' service and all NCO's |
£7.87 |
|
Privates with less than 3 years' service |
£2.83 |
(iv) Technician pay
Payable at the following rates to members of the technician class
|
Group 1 (e.g. aircraft inspector, engine room artificer, radio mechanic) |
£8.60 a week |
|
Group 2 (e.g. aircraft mechanic, cook, electrician, fitter, radio operator) |
£4.57 a week |
|
Group 3 (e.g. clerk, driver) |
£1.20 a week. |
(v) Naval pay—payable at the daily rate of 66p to all NCO's and seamen of the Naval Service.
(vi) Flying pay — payable at the following daily rates to NCO's and privates engaged on duties which require to be carried out in the air —
|
Photographer, Helicopter crew member |
£1.06 a day |
|
Artificer, radio operator, air traffic controller, radio/radar mechanic, flight steward |
64p a day |
|
(vii) Allowance payable to NCO's and privates on duty in the Border area |
£1.90 a day |
|
(viii) Allowance payable to NCO's and privates in respect of security duties outside the Border area |
(a) £6.50 |
|
For each day, other than Sundays or Army holidays, on which security duties are undertaken |
(b) £13.00 |
|
For each Sunday or Army holiday on which security duties are undertaken |
(ix) Special allowance, Naval Service
(a) Patrol duty allowance — payable at the following daily rates in respect of each day on which an NCO or seaman is on patrol duty aboard ship away from the Naval Base, Haulbowline —
|
Chief Petty Officer |
£5.67 |
|
Senior Petty Officer and Petty Officer |
£5.04 |
|
Leading Seaman |
£4.42 |
|
Seaman |
£3.78 |
(b) In-charge allowance — payable at the rate of £2.52 to the chief engine room artificer on board coastal minesweepers in respect of each day for which patrol duty allowance ((a) above) is payable.
(x) Overseas allowances — United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
|
Sergeant-Major |
£8.98 a day |
|
Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant |
(married) |
|
Company-Sergeant |
|
|
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant |
£7.86 a day |
|
Sergeant |
(single) |
|
Corporal |
£7.59 a day (married) |
|
£7.59 a day (single) |
|
|
Private |
£8.42 a day (married) |
|
£7.30 a day (single) |
Discharge by Purchase — Men of the Permanent Defence Force.
The rates supplied in reply to Question No. 273 of 15 April 1980, as updated by the reply to question No. 369 of 21 October 1980 are still in operation.
General.
The rates of basic pay, additional pay and allowances (other than allowances in respect of duties of a security nature) will fall to be increased with effect from 1 June 1981 in accordance with the terms of the second phase of the agreement on pay policy provided for in the second national understanding.
(B) Unestablished State Industrial Employees
|
(1) |
(2) |
|
|
Category |
Weekly Rate |
Operative Date |
|
General Operatives (Labourers) |
£83.27 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Naval Dockyard, Haulbowline |
||
|
Riggers |
£85.70 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Trades Helpers |
£84.94 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
*Watchmen |
£84.91 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Messengers |
£84.16 to £88.87 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Pioneers |
||
|
Limerick and Cork City and County |
£83.27 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
All other locations |
£83.27 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Sacristan, Curragh Camp |
£78.98 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Medical Corps., St. Bricins Hospital |
||
|
Labourer |
£80.47 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Helper |
£81.06 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Roads and Sanitary Supervisor, Curragh Camp |
£90.40 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Roads Labourers, Curragh Camp |
£77.84 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Transport Fleet, Haulbowline |
||
|
3rd Engineers |
£90.87 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Leading Stoker |
£87.16 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Seamen |
£83.76 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
Caretakers: |
||
|
Arbour Hill |
£78.07 |
1st August, 1980 |
|
*Magazine Fort |
£69.27 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Waterford and Dun Ui Mheachair |
£68.66 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Wexford, Fort Duncannon. |
£68.14 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Dun Teampaill Bride, Nenagh, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar. |
||
|
Rangewardens |
||
|
*Ticknock |
£69.22 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale, Youghal, Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore. |
£68.34 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh |
£67.59 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Curragh Camp |
£78.77 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Herds Glen of Imaal |
£68.34 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Land Steward, Baldonnel |
£70.26 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Land Steward, Kilworth Camp |
£68.34 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Maor (Curragh) |
£77.17 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Fo-Mhaoir (Curragh) |
£70.49 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Wardsmaids, Cork Military Hospital |
£66.85 to £68.29 after 5 years service |
1st August, 1980 |
|
*Cooks, Curragh Military Hospital |
£63.87 to £64.95 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Maids, Curragh Military Hospital |
£63.22 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Wardsmaids, Curragh Military Hospital |
£62.85 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Cook, St. Bricins Hospital |
£80.00 |
1st December, 1980 |
|
Maids and Wardsmaids, St. Bricins Hospital |
67.97 to £75.43 |
1st December, 1980 |
|
*Darkroom Attendant, St. Bricins Hospital |
£82.16 |
1st November, 1980 |
|
Chefs |
||
|
*Dublin City, Baldonnel and Curragh |
£79.63 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Athlone |
£69.73 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Cork and Limerick |
£74.82 |
22nd November, 1980 |
|
*Dublin and Baldonnel (Kitchen and Mess) Male Workers (at 16 to 21 years of age and over) |
£34.06 to £68.12 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Dublin and Baldonnel (Kitchen and Mess) Female Workers |
£55.90 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Cork (Kitchen and Mess) Male Workers |
£66.16 |
22nd November, 1980 |
|
*Cork (Kitchen and Mess) Female Workers |
£58.83 to £64.27 |
9th November, 1980 |
|
*Cleaners |
£72.59 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Both House Attendants |
||
|
*Dublin and Cork |
£61.84 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny |
£61.35 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Telephonists |
£74.89 to £98.04 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Clerks Grade II |
£87.73 to £99.41 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Clerks Grade III |
£75.71 to £96.06 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Typists |
£66.52 to £83.25 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists |
£72.42 to £87.11 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Costing Clerks |
£103.64 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Estimating and Costing Clerks |
£105.58 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Draughtsmen |
£78.00 to £114.49 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
Waiters |
||
|
*Dublin City, Baldonnel and Curragh |
£76.95 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Athlone |
£67.19 |
1st October, 1980 |
|
*Cork (Boarded) |
£70.46 |
22nd November, 1980 |
*In addition to the basic weekly rates of pay shown, service pay (50p to £2.00 per week, as appropriate) is payable to all classes marked*.
General.
The rates of basic pay, additional pay and allowances will fall to the increased in accordance with the terms of the second phase of the agreement on pay policy provided for in the second national understanding.