Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 May 2021
22. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that the Defence Forces cadets who were recently awarded the payment of military service allowance following a third party adjudication finding after their training was suspended in order to be deployed on contact tracing for the HSE will be paid in full, in keeping with the normal payment of this allowance as recommended by the adjudicator. [24896/21]
View answerThe Representative Association for Commissioned Officers (RACO) submitted a claim to the Conciliation Council on the 23rd April, 2020. This claim had sought the payment of Military Service Allowance (MSA) to Cadets when deployed on contact tracing duties in support of the HSE during the COVID-19 crisis.
The matter went to third party adjudication and the hearing took place on 17 February 2021.
This matter is still currently being processed through the Conciliation and Arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force. As discussions in the scheme are confidential to the parties concerned, it would not be appropriate to comment further on this matter.
