Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
2107. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the findings of a report by a company (details supplied) into the career pay and superannuation arrangements of Defence Forces officers relative to public servants. [37937/17]
View answerRates of remuneration and conditions of employment in each part of the Irish public sector have traditionally been set by reference to levels of pay available in related public sector employments.
On 18 October 2016, following Government approval, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, established the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) to advise Government on Public Service remuneration policy.
The report referred to by the Deputy was included in a submission made by the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) to the Public Service Pay Commission.
Following publication of the Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on 9 May 2017, the Government initiated negotiations on an extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement ahead of Budget 2018 considerations.
The Permanent Defence Force Representative Associations attended the negotiations and the issues raised by the Associations were considered in tandem with those raised by other public sector representative associations and trade unions.
The Defence Forces have received the benefits of collective agreements in the past and it is intended that future remuneration of Defence Forces personnel will continue to be dealt with within this process.
