Dan Neville
Question:29 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Defence the proposals, if any, he has to increase the overseas allowance for personnel serving with the United Nations. [9282/98]
Written Answers. - Overseas Allowances.
Under the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990, matters relating to pay and allowances, including allowances payable to members serving overseas, come within the scope of representation of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, and the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association, PDFORRA. It is open to the associations at any time to present a claim for a review of allowances which may be processed through the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the Permanent Defence Force which was established in agreement with the associations. The rates of daily overseas allowance payable to personnel serving with peacekeeping, peace enforcing or military observer missions overseas attract increases in line with general round increases in pay and allowances. In this regard the overseas allowance has attracted increases under the terms of the PCW. The local bargaining element of the Partnership 2000 agreement will afford an opportunity for an overall review of the allowance.