Catherine Murphy
Ceist:330. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost in 2023 if the specialised instructor allowance was reinstated within the Defence Forces. [61881/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 13 December 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
The Specialised Instructors Allowance for Officers was bought out under the Public Service Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement), with the agreement of RACO. There was a negotiated buy-out, essentially, of that specialist instructor allowance under a pay round discussion and negotiation.
It is estimated that the cost of reinstatement would be in the region of €535,000 per annum, taking into account the impact of the 2022 Building Momentum Extension and depending on the numbers of officers to which any reintroduced allowance might apply.