Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1477. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full-time equivalent Defence Forces personnel who earned a basic pay of less than €24,518 per annum for each of the years 2008 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20132/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the table below. The numbers shown are those members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) who were on a basic pay scale point plus Military Service Allowance (MSA) of less than €24,518 on 31 December for each of the years in question. MSA is regarded as an integral part of standard pay and is designed to compensate PDF personnel for the liability and performance of the special conditions associated with military life. The allowance is paid to commissioned officers from Second Lieutenant to Colonel and enlisted personnel from Private (3 Star) to Sergeant Major, including equivalent ranks in the Air Corps and Naval Service. The allowance is not payable to cadets or recruits and the payment of the allowance to Private (2 Star) ceased from 1 July 2013 under the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). The numbers shown do not include personnel in receipt of the various allowances, including overseas allowances, payable to PDF personnel for various duties, tasks and responsibilities, in addition to pay and MSA.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1478. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who were on the pre-2010 pay scale structure for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20133/17]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1479. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that are on the pay scale effective from 1 November 2013 which applied to existing staff on the 2010 pay scale; and the number that are on the 2011 pay scale for each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20134/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to answer Question Nos. 1478 and 1479 together.

As there are various factors which would impact in providing the information requested in the manner sought by the Deputy, such as the numbers of recruits remaining in the Permanent Defence Force over that period once recruited, the levels of recruitment which varies over time, progressions through the payscales and promotions through the ranks, I am not in a position to provide the information in the format sought.