Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet
9:00 am
Mr. Maurice Quinn:
On the retirement age, one must consider that service in the Defence Forces for non-commissioned officers, NCOs, is very demanding physically. Therefore, pension policy is driven by HR policy to ensure we will have the correct age profile and people capable of lifting heavy loads and doing all of the things demanded of them.