Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
935. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total savings to the Defence Forces following the introduction of financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, up to 30 June 2011. [22502/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe combined Estimates provision for the Permanent defence Force (PDF) pay and allowance subheads within Vote 36 reduced from €520.8m in 2009 to €474.6m in 2011, a total reduction of €46.2m; see table below. This was largely as a result of the application of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts.
|
Year |
Reductions |
|
2009-2010 |
€39.8m |
|
2010-2011 |
€6.4m |
In respect of the Public Service Pension-related Deduction (PRD), which came into operation on the 1 March 2009 under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2009, as amended, the following amounts were deducted from members of the Permanent Defence Force in respect of the periods shown.
|
PRD - deductions in respect of the PDF |
|
|
2009 (1/3-31/12) |
€21.5m |
|
2010 |
€24.8m |
|
2011 (1/1-30/6) |
€12.1m |
The Deputy may wish to refer to the June 2016, Annual Review and report to the Houses of the Oireachtas by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under Section 12 of the Act which provided a background, an overview of the economic context, budget context, the cost of Public Service Remuneration and the cost of Public Service Pensions.
