The number of members of the Permanent Defence Force who are being paid acting/substitution allowance for performing the duties of a higher rank is as follows:
Enlisted Personnel
With effect from the last payroll, which in the case of Enlisted Personnel was the 20 October 2010, 97 Enlisted Personnel were paid for performing the duties of a higher rank (39 were paid Acting Allowance and 58 were paid Substitution Allowance).
Officers
With effect from the last payroll, which in the case of Officers was the 29 October 2010, 95 Officers were paid for performing the duties of a higher rank (93 were paid Substitution Allowance and 2 were paid Acting Allowance).
Agreement on an Employee Control Framework has been reached with the Department of Finance, which is based on a figure of 10,000 all ranks Permanent Defence Force personnel, appropriately configured across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps to enable them meet the roles assigned by Government. The issue of the payment of an acting/substitution allowance, to members of the Permanent Defence Force, for performing the duties of a higher rank is being addressed within the implementation of the ECF and the review of the structures and posts required to meet the operational requirements of the Permanent Defence Force.