Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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317. To ask the Minister for Defence if serving members of the Reserve Defence Force are excluded from all national and European Union legislation governing employment rights when undergoing full-time paid training for periods exceeding 21 consecutive days; and for periods not exceeding 21 consecutive days; and when undergoing unpaid training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5867/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Members of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve are volunteers who undertake training in their spare time. Much of the training is unpaid, however there is also provision made for them to avail of paid training. Notwithstanding the fact that some training may be paid, members of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve are not employed or engaged under a contract of employment which stipulates either weekly hours of work or working time and service with the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve is not pensionable under the Army Pension Schemes. As such, members of the Army and Naval Reserves, who are volunteers and not employees, are not governed by the legislation referred to by the Deputy.