Michael Moynihan
Question:28. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the status of Project V1 - Review of Pay Structures in the High Level Implementation plan Strengthening our Defence Forces. [58283/22]
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All projects undertaken to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of the Strengthening our Defence Forces Report under the High Level Implementation Plan, including Project V1 - Review of Pay Structures, have now been completed, or are being progressed as part of normal business.
The Project Management Office (PMO) managing that process has been stood down.
The Review of Pay Structures project was intended to examine pay structures in the Permanent Defence Force and to fall under the public service pay agreement “Building Momentum”. However, in the intervening period, one of the tasks set for the Commission on the Defence Forces was also to examine pay structures in the Permanent Defence Force. The Commission made a number of recommendations in that regard. Examination of these recommendations is taking place in the context of implementing that Report's recommendations.
In this context, the Deputy may be aware that my Department has recently implemented two of the pay-related recommendations of that Report, namely, that all personnel of Private 3 Star/Able Seaman rank will be paid the full rate of Military Service Allowance (MSA) applicable to the rank, while at the same time, the requirement for that cohort to ‘mark time’ for the first three years at that rank will be removed.
These measures will result in the pay rates (to include MSA) for the ranks of Private 3 Star/Able Seaman, in their first three years of service, starting at €36,418 in Year 1, rising to €37,788 in Year 2, and €39,050 in Year 3 of service.