Vol. 411 No. 8
49 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline (1) the reason for the payment of the security duty allowance; (2) the nature of the allowance; (3) the number of personnel who received such payment in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) to 30 June 1991; (4) the current rates of such allowance; (5) the reason members of the second line reserve are not entitled to the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Security duty allowance was introduced in 1974 as payment for the additional workload imposed on Permanent Defence Force personnel by the significant increase in the incidence of duties of a security nature, particularly duties in aid to the civil power.
The daily requirement of military personnel for security duties is drawn from a block of about 9,500 officers and men of the Permanent Defence Force throughout the country who are available to be detailed for such duties. Approximately 6,000 payments of security duty allowance are made on average every week to such personnel.
The current rates of security duty allowance are shown in the form of a statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Members of An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil are eligible for security duty allowance only when they are employed on full time security duties with the Permanent Defence Force and perform duties for which the allowance is issuable.
Following is the statement:
Security Duty — Daily Allowance
|
£ |
|
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Duties which commence and finish within normal working hours |
Nil |
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Monday-Saturday (less than 24 hours) |
10.40 |
|
Monday-Saturday (24 hours) |
20.80 |
|
Sundays and Defence Forces Holidays (less than 24 hours) |
20.80 |
|
Sundays and Defence Forces Holidays (24 hours) |
41.60 |
|
Saturday 24 hour duty (No working day as a rest day) |
31.20 |
