Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
1477. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full-time equivalent Defence Forces personnel who earned a basic pay of less than €24,518 per annum for each of the years 2008 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20132/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is set out in the following table. The numbers shown are those members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) who were on a basic pay scale point plus Military Service Allowance (MSA) of less than €24,518 on 31 December for each of the years in question. MSA is regarded as an integral part of standard pay and is designed to compensate PDF personnel for the liability and performance of the special conditions associated with military life. The allowance is paid to commissioned officers from Second Lieutenant to Colonel and enlisted personnel from Private (3 Star) to Sergeant Major, including equivalent ranks in the Air Corps and Naval Service. The allowance is not payable to cadets or recruits and the payment of the allowance to Private (2 Star) ceased from 1 July 2013 under the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). The numbers shown do not include personnel in receipt of the various allowances, including overseas allowances, payable to PDF personnel for various duties, tasks and responsibilities, in addition to pay and MSA.
|
Year |
Number of PDF personnel |
|
2008 |
324 |
|
2009 |
87 |
|
2010 |
210 |
|
2011 |
540 |
|
2012 |
1091 |
|
2013 |
1396 |
|
2014 |
793 |
|
2015 |
993 |
|
2016 |
*882 |
*includes 574 cadets, recruits and Privates 2 Star.
