John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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599. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the manner in which overtime or extra duty allowances are calculated for members of the Defence Forces. [20160/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Unlike other areas of the public service and due to the nature of the duties performed, overtime or shift allowance payments are not available to members of the Defence Forces. 

Remuneration for individual members of the Permanent Defence Force is dependent on a range of factors relating to the role and duties they perform. The minimum for trained personnel is comprised of Basic Pay and Military Service Allowance.

Military Service Allowance (MSA) is paid up to and including the rank of Colonel. It is designed to compensate for the special conditions associated with military life including: unsocial hours of duty; exposure to danger, and the restrictions inherent in military discipline. 

Other remuneration relates to Technical Pay, Duty allowances, Special Allowances etc.

A range of duties attract additional allowances. This is not analogous to overtime as such payments are in addition to basic pay and MSA and are related to the duties undertaken.

The current rates of pay and allowances for members of Defence Forces are available though the Department of Defence Website ().