Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017
1327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated costs needed to restore Defence Force personnel to the levels prior to the cuts that resulted from the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts of 2009 to 2015 and the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018, the Lansdowne Road agreement. [12823/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra1329. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to the Exchequer should the 10% cut to new entrants to the military be restored. [12840/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Question Nos. 1327 and 1329 together.
There are various factors which would impact in calculating the estimated costings in the manner sought by the Deputy. These include the level of recruitment which varies over time and the numbers of recruits remaining in the Permanent Defence Force once recruited. As both of these are variable, I am not in a position to provide the costing in the format sought. The Deputy may wish to note that Paragraph 2.31 of that Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (Haddington Road Agreement) provides that in order to address the imbalance between those who entered the Public Service since 2011 and those who entered before that date, revised incremental salary scales shall be prepared for same grade entrants to each public service sector as necessary to incorporate the revision of salary scales introduced by Government Decision in January 2011.
Following discussions with the Public Sector Unions the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform issued guidelines dated 30 January 2014, on merging the 01 January 2011 and 01 January 2010 (10% reduction) public service recruitment pay scales.
The new scales were effective from 1 November 2013 and applied to both existing staff on the 2010 pay scale and those who were on the 2011 pay scale.
In order to be of assistance, copies of the recruitment pay scales from 1 January onwards which illustrates the movement of payscales are provided.
NEW ENTRANTS SALARY SCALES
1.
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Salary Scale wef 01/01/2010 |
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Basic Pay |
MSA |
Total Weekly |
|
|
Private G1/NS 3rd Class |
€371.15 |
€0.00 |
€371.15 |
|
Private 2 */NS 2nd Class |
€455.70 |
€41.57 |
€497.27 |
|
0-3 Years Service |
€474.86 |
€41.57 |
€516.43 |
|
Over 3 years service |
€491.82 |
€115.43 |
€607.25 |
|
over 4 years service |
€504.79 |
€115.43 |
€620.22 |
|
over 5 years service |
€517.71 |
€115.43 |
€633.14 |
|
over 6 years service |
€553.80 |
€115.43 |
€669.23 |
2.
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Salary Scale wef 01/01/2011 (application of 10% reduction for new entrants) |
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Basic Pay |
MSA |
Total Weekly |
|
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Private G1/NS 3rd Class |
€334.04 |
€0.00 |
€334.04 |
|
Private 2 */NS 2nd Class |
€410.00 |
€37.41 |
€447.41 |
|
0-3 Years Service |
€427.37 |
€37.41 |
€464.78 |
|
Over 3 years service |
€442.64 |
€103.89 |
€546.53 |
|
over 4 years service |
€454.31 |
€103.89 |
€558.20 |
|
over 5 years service |
€465.94 |
€103.89 |
€569.83 |
|
over 6 years service |
€498.42 |
€103.89 |
€602.31 |
3.
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Salary scale wef 01/07/2013 Annex 2 of HRA, for new entrants |
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Points |
Basic Pay |
MSA |
Total Weekly |
|
Private G1/NS 3rd Class |
€334.04 |
€0.00 |
€334.04 |
|
Private 2 */NS 2nd Class |
€360.00 |
€0.00 |
€360.00 |
|
1 |
€360.00 |
€37.41 |
€397.41 |
|
2 |
€385.00 |
€37.41 |
€422.41 |
|
3 |
€385.00 |
€65.00 |
€450.00 |
|
4 |
€410.00 |
€65.00 |
€475.00 |
|
5 |
€410.00 |
€103.89 |
€513.89 |
|
6 |
€440.00 |
€103.89 |
€543.89 |
|
7 |
€470.00 |
€103.89 |
€573.89 |
|
8 |
€498.22 |
€103.89 |
€602.11 |
|
9 |
€498.22 |
€103.89 |
€602.11 |
4.
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Existing - merged pay scale from 1/11/13 |
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wef 01/11/13 (clause 2.31 of HRA) (merging of 01/01/2010 & 01/01/2011) |
Merged salary scale |
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Points |
Basic Pay |
MSA |
Total Weekly |
|
Private G1/NS 3rd Class |
€352.60 |
€0.00 |
€352.60 |
|
Private 2 */NS 2nd Class |
€432.92 |
€41.57 |
€474.49 |
|
0-3 Years Service |
€448.48 |
€41.57 |
€490.05 |
|
Over 3 years service |
€454.30 |
€115.43 |
€569.73 |
|
over 4 years service |
€474.86 |
€115.43 |
€590.29 |
|
over 5 years service |
€491.82 |
€115.43 |
€607.25 |
|
over 6 years service |
€504.79 |
€115.43 |
€620.22 |
|
over 7 years service |
€517.71 |
€115.43 |
€633.14 |
|
over 8 years service |
€553.80 |
€115.43 |
€669.23 |
Note - For avoidance of doubt and for comparator purposes the 5.26% adjustor (Single Pension) has not been applied to the Post Jan 2013 payscales.
