09 May 2013 TERMS & CONDITIONS AND ... - Defence Forces

Annex ‘A’ to Information and Rules Cadetships in the Defence Forces 2013
Army, Air Corps & Naval Service
Pay, Allowances etc.
1 In line with Department of Finance instructions of 23 December 2010 starting
pay will be at the minimum of the scale. The rate of remuneration may be
adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.
All cadets will be placed on the 1 st point of the cadet pay scale on appointment and
during the first year of service and the 2nd point from commencement of the
second year of service until appointment to be an officer and commissioned as
either Second Lieutenant/Ensign or Lieutenant/Sub Lieutenant as applicable.
In accordance with instructions from the Department of Finance dated 21
December 2010, the pay scale for cadets who are deemed to be new entrants to the
Public Service with effect from 1 January 2011 has been subject to a 10%
reduction.
i. The following 5 point pay scale applies to Cadets who are new entrants to
the Public Service with effect from 1 January 2011: €16,599, €17,109,
€19,582, €22,133 and €25,443.
ii.
The following 5 point pay scale applies to Cadets who are not deemed to be
new entrants to the Public Service with effect from 1 January 2011:
€18,443, €19,010, €21,758, €24,592 and €28,270. This scale only applies
where the candidate is being recruited to the same or an analogous
grade/role as their previous Public Service employment, whether that
employment was permanent or temporary.
However while enlisted personnel on appointment as a cadet will be placed on the
1 st point, “mark-time” arrangements will apply should their gross income
(regimental pay plus allowances) be greater that the 5 th point of the scale. On
commissioning he or she will be placed on the 1 st point of the appropriate pay scale,
with “mark-time” arrangements applying where their gross salary as a cadet
exceeds the 1 st point of that scale.
2. In general, persons commissioned as officers following completion of a Cadetship
under this competition, will qualify for the rates of pay and allowance shown
below.
09 May 2013