Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
229. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has commenced the exercise of recording working times within the Defence Forces required in advance of introducing legislation to remove their blanket exclusion from the working time directive; the intended timeframe in which it is expected to complete the exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39282/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware, the Defence Forces are currently excluded from the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, which transposed the EU Working Time Directive into Irish Law.
I wish to assure you, however, that I am fully committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Working Time Directive are applied, where appropriate, to its members. This is in line with the Government commitment to remove the blanket exemption in the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 for both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochana.
