Vol. 408 No. 5
31 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the number of sections/ recommendations of the Gleeson report which have been (a) applied and (b) not applied; and the reasons for the non-implementation of the relevant recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Almost 60 per cent of the recommendations of the Commission on Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Defence Forces are already effective. The bulk of these are concerned with pay and allowances.
The remaining recommendations which are quite complex relate, for example, to organisation, manpower and personnel policy, certain conditions of service and superannuation. The time-scale for their implementation is dependent on the complexity of the issues and on the consultative process with the elected representatives of the various military ranks.
