Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1729. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the non-payment of Naval Service recruits; the number of persons impacted; the reason for the non-payment; the length of time the recruits went without payment; and the steps he has taken to ensure no repeat of this in the future. [35252/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is aware that there were delays in the notification of attestation information required for pay purposes in relation to 29 Naval Service recruits who joined on 29 May 2017. 26 of the 29 recruits were placed on the next available payroll within approximately two weeks of their details being provided to the Department.
There were unusual delays experienced in relation to the notification of details of three of the 29 recruits due to an issue relating to their previous service in the Reserve Defence Force. One of the recruits was paid on the payroll dated 12 July 2017, while the remaining two recruits will be paid on the payroll dated 26 July 2017. In the case of the three recruits, my Department has issued payments to them outside the payroll system as an interim measure, while they are being processed on the payroll.
My Department has written to the military authorities with a view to ensuring that all required documentation relating to recruits is processed without undue delay.
