Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 June 2015
165. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimum threshold gross salary of €11.45 per hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [25354/15]
View answerThe Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel, and civilian employees attached to military installations.
The annual cost, including Employer's PRSI, of introducing a minimum wage of €11.45 an hour in respect of Civil Service Staff and Civilian Employees employed by my Department is estimated at €30,937.
The pay structures and conditions of service of members of the Permanent Defence Force contain professional and technical remuneration elements in addition to allowances in the nature of pay which reflect the unique aspects of military life both at home and abroad. As such, the non-standard time and attendance patterns of military personnel and the rates of remuneration associated with a wide spectrum of duties undertaken by such military personnel can vary across the different branches of the Defence Forces and, consequently, does not facilitate the general application of a threshold rate of pay.
