The Irish Times

Officers in Defence Forces back new pay deal

RACO says members had ‘little choice’ but to support new agreement

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 19:37

Defence Forces entering ‘irreversible decline’ due to personnel crisis

Committee hears cadets planning their exits immediately after joining

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 16:12

Fixing two-tier pay system has to fit in with overall health reforms

Pay cut in 2012 for new hospital consultants blamed for current staff shortages

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 01:02

Recruitment plan for Defence Forces ‘allowed to fail’

Number of military personnel has fallen by about 300 since initiative launched a year ago

Sun Jul 05 2020 - 22:02

Government accused of reneging on Defence Forces recruitment

‘Immediate and significant intervention’ is required to save the Defence Forces, says officers body

Wed May 27 2020 - 10:20

Thousands of nurses to get €2,200 payment backdated

Annual allowance for nurses in medical, surgical wards part of deal that ended strike

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 18:14

Consultants likely to seek to treat fee-paying patients in private facilities

Talks to start on Government plans to offer salaries of up to €250,000 to doctors

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 02:59

Former enlisted Defence Forces personnel to be allowed rejoin

Move comes as number of military personnel falls again despite €10m boost to allowances

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00

Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimate

Agreement that ended strike to cost €48 million this year, Department of Health says

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42

Military pilots could receive €200,000 under loyalty scheme, says Minister

Pay for newly-qualified Defence Force personnel is ‘competitive’ – Department

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 21:59

New seagoing tax credit will not stop retention crisis, say Naval Service bodies

Credit worth €1,270 a year announced for sailors who spend 80 days or more at sea

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 22:21

The Irish Times view on judicial posts: losing its appeal?

The claim that the calibre of judicial applicants is in decline would need more rigorous analysis than we have seen

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 18:00

Pay caps for top public service jobs must be addressed – department

Pay rates for Garda and HSE chiefs had to be ‘revised significantly’ to attract interest

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 17:43

Government urged to reinstate pay review process for top staff

Current ad-hoc approach not desirable or sustainable, public-service pay body says

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 21:16

Defence Forces members are living on boats ‘deemed unsuitable for accommodation’

Pdforra president outlines poor conditions for personnel at annual conference

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 21:52

Numbers leaving Defence Forces reaches ‘crisis’ proportions

Flow could be slowed if personnel on 24 hours duties paid higher allowances, says staff group

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 19:53

Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politicians

Criticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent months

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 15:02

Automatic promotions in Defence Forces may return

In bid to retain staff Government expected to review status quo

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 02:05

‘Optimistic figures’ show 7 years for Defence Forces to reach full strength – Raco

Turn-over rate is much higher than Government figures, says military officers group

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 18:00

President Higgins has moral responsibility for Defence Forces welfare

Supreme commander of Defence Forces is clearly troubled by Government handling of pay issue

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 06:00

Military representative body seeks to link up with ICTU

Leadership of Irish Congress of Trade Unions to consider issue later in September

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 22:07

Air Corps pilots to train with Royal Australian Air Force

Proposed initiative is aimed at improving capacity for training pilots in the Air Corps

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 10:28

Government rolls the dice in attempt to stem military defections

Hopes pinned on package of €10m in increased allowances and potential future rises

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00

Defence Forces pay boost will not be extended across public service

Teachers seeking reversal of cuts made to their allowances on foot of deal with military

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00

Defence Forces pay rises will not stem staff shortages, Minister says

Paul Keogh says private sector would ‘take your hand off’ for similar offer of 4.1%

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 22:03

Defence Forces pay offer ‘not going to cut it’, says PDForra

Offer unlikely to stop ‘haemorrhaging’ of personnel seen in recent years, TD claims

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 21:19

Half of Defence Forces intend to leave within two years, report finds

Members to see immediate rise in take-home pay with €10.1m package of allowances

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 17:22

What are the main points of the Defence Forces’ allowance raise?

Pay Commission to say it was constrained by terms of reference when making recommendations

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 12:23

Pay Commission to say it was constrained from urging Defence Force pay rises

Report to highlight challenges in retaining military pilots, propose allowance increases

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 02:34

The Irish Times view on Defence Forces pay: Doing the right thing

After years of neglect, members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps deserve better

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 00:05

Government to propose new pay review for Defence Force specialists

Ministers to consider plans for increases in allowances for up to 2,500 staff

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 03:55

Pay rises to Defence Forces to be considered by Cabinet

Ministers to examine proposals for €10.1m package to improve staff retention

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 00:35

Donohoe defends fiscal policies after ‘not credible’ criticism

Hospitality VAT increase was to combat reliance on corporation tax, says Minister

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 15:01

Defence Forces losing staff at increasing rate

Exit of 119 staff in 2018 largest in nearly decade as report on pay to be considered

Wed May 29 2019 - 03:59