Air Corps

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Questions (548)

Jack Chambers

Question:

548. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full-year savings achieved by the abolition of the service commitment incentive scheme for Air Corps personnel. [50903/17]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

A service commitment scheme was introduced in 1997 to incentivise pilots to remain within the Air Corps. This scheme ran in various formats until 2010 when it was discontinued. Payment under this scheme between 2002 and 2010 amounted to just over €5 million. No provision has been made within budgetary arrangements since 2010 for a similar type scheme.