Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 March 2017
314. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason seven years after the court of arbitration ruled in favour of a weekly €50 increase for members of the Army Ranger Wing, ARW, to be paid retrospectively back to 2006, the ARW is still awaiting payment of this pay rise; and the steps he will take to resolve this matter. [10662/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 27 September 2010 the Adjudicator under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force awarded an increase in the Army Ranger Wing allowance. This award is backdated to 1 June 2006.
The Adjudicator’s Findings cannot be implemented having regard to the provisions of Sections 2 and 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009.
This adjudication is part of the outstanding adjudication findings covered under paragraph 1.16 of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014. Paragraph 5.3 of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018, known as the Lansdowne Road Agreement, states that “The Parties have agreed that any outstanding adjudications as referred to in paragraph 1.16 of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 will be reviewed jointly by the Parties prior to the expiry of this agreement.” The review mechanism is the subject of ongoing consideration in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
