All members of districts in the Naval and Kildare regions should be aware that the decision has been taken to extend the date for final receipt of nominations for the 2012 District Elections to the close of business on Tuesday 22nd May 2012. This provision will only apply in districts where insufficient nominations have been [...]
All Arms Standard NCO Course and Eligibility for the NCO Promotion Competition 2012 PDFORRA have been informed that briefings have been given on the 2012 NCO promotion Competition which suggest that those who have completed the All Arms Standard NCO Course are not eligible for the competition. This position is incorrect. Completion of the All [...]
Implementation of NCO Promotion Competition 2012 The 2012 NCO Promotion Competition has commenced and will operate over the coming months. In relation to the requirement to have completed an annual medical in the 12 months before commencement, PDFORRA flagged the difficulty with this requirement given the shortage of MOs in discussions prior to completing [...]
PDFORRA has been processing claims on behalf of a number of groups of members who were having difficulty in receiving un-established technician pay and instructor’s allowance. Following discussion with the conciliation and arbitration branch an instruction has been issued which would appear to resolve the outstanding matters as follows: “At a Pay and allowances meeting [...]
Having received a number of queries regarding additions to pensions and entitlements while on pre-discharge leave the following is the position: Personnel are deemed under the Defence Forces Pension Schemes to have been in receipt of such additions to pay e.g. Flying Pay, Account Holders Allowance, Irish Language Teaching Allowance notwithstanding that payment may have [...]
A mechanism for the payment of outstanding Per Diem in respect of members of the 104th Inf Bn, UNIFIL has been confirmed. The outstanding monies will be lodged by UNIFIL HQ into the Defence Forces 105th Inf Bn Contingent NSE Account. Finance Branch DOD will then facilitate the process by paying the outstanding amounts to [...]