Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary)
2:50 pm
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is coming from drawdown. This is essentially a demand-led payment structure. The disability pensions and the gratuities granted to both former Defence Forces personnel and to their dependants is essentially on the basis of everybody who is claiming, but we have not changed the rate.
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