Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Remuneration
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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616. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the pay grades for non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Defence Forces; the changes in the pay grades over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/20]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The current rates of pay and allowances for all members of Defence Forces are available though the Department of Defence Website
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Defence Forces pay has increased in the past five years in accordance with recent public service pay agreements, i.e. the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018 (the Lansdowne Road Agreement) and the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, and in agreement with the Permanent Defence Force Representative Associations.
| Date | - |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2016 | Annualised salaries up to €24,000, increased by 2.5%. Annualised salaries from €24,001 to €31,000, increased by 1%. |
| 1 July 2016 | Revised and improved payscales for general service recruits and privates who joined the Permanent Defence Force post 1 January 2013. |
| 1 September 2017 | Annualised salaries up to €65,000 increased by €1,000. |
| 1 January 2018 | All annualised salaries increased by 1%. |
| 1 October 2018 | All annualised salaries increased by 1%. |
| 1 January 2019 | Annualised salaries up to €30,000 increased by 1%. |
| 1 September 2019 | All annualised salaries increased by 1.75%. |
| 1 January 2020 | Annualised salaries up to €32,000 increased by 0.5%. |
The increases due to date have been paid to Permanent Defence Force personnel. A further increase of 2% on all annualised salaries is scheduled for 1 October 2020, in accordance wit the Public Service Stability Agreement, 2018-2020.
It should also be noted that new entrants, who joined the Defence Forces since 2011, have also benefited from the measures in relation to interventions at points 4 and 8 of the relevant pay scales.
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