Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2016
296. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the outsourcing of previously employed civilian tasks; and the number of civilian staff in the Defence Forces and current cost of employing such person versus private sourcing. [39070/16]
View answerMy Department currently has 487 civilian employees supporting the work of the Defence Forces. The basic pay of these employees, net of employer PRSI, will be €16,742,661 in 2016. Employer PRSI will amount to €1,846,963.
The employees discharge a wide range of roles, including tradespeople and specialist posts and therefore, it is not possible to provide a comparison of employment costs with private outsourcing.
As part of the White Paper on Defence it is intended to examine the provision of such services and make recommendations in relation to the provision of core requirements.
