Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Off the top of my head, a commissioned pilot has a service obligation, as does a commissioned officer in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. There are various service commitments that apply. For example, if a person receives training and education and then leaves the service, he or she will have to buy out the associated costs. The State has invested in that person and it is right and proper that there be such a commitment. I am happy to seek out the full list of service commitments and the different schemes. I could not outline them all today because I do not have the briefing material. I will get that information for the committee as soon as I can.
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