Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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465. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to set out the average number of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38614/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The Personnel Management System (PMS) operated by the Defence Forces, contains information on the range, type and quantity of duties performed by PDF personnel. This informs the calculation of remuneration for individual members.

The current configuration of the PMS does not lend itself to providing the statistics requested by the Deputy.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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466. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the documented overtime worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38615/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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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 comprises Basic Pay and Military Service Allowance. Personnel may also received Technical pay and receive additional remuneration for duties undertaken.

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.