Archive for August, 2014

The petition calling for an increase in the upper service limit of post 1st January 1994 Enlisted Personnel of Private and Corporal rank to 50 years of age has been sent to the Minster for Defence, Mr Simon Coveney, TD.  By the end of July 2014 a total of 1,300 PDFORRA members had signed the […]

On 29th March 2009, the Government introduced a moratorium on promotion and/or the payment of an allowance for higher duties which includes substitution/acting rank promotions.  Arrangements are to be made to assign work of a higher rank/grade to existing holders of the rank or through the division of the work between a number of appointment […]

Negotiations on the upper service limits applying to Post-1994 entrants Ptes and Cpls have concluded without agreement being reached.  The main elements that featured in the negotiations were as follows: 1.         The Department of Defence sought to limit the maximum period that new entrant Ptes (Line) could serve for up to 15 yrs; new entrant […]

PDFORRA will be on RTE Radio 1 tomorrow afternoon (10 August 2014) from 1 to 2 PM.  The 1 hour discussion will focus on the Post 1994 members of the Defence Forces. Click HERE to go to the RTE Radio 1 website.

PDFORRA, the association representing soldiers, sailors and aircrew of the Permanent Defence Force, has called on the new Minister for Defence, Mr Simon Coveney, TD, to increase the upper service limits that apply to some of its members. Some personel serving as Privates and Corporals, who enlisted in 1994 and afterwards are now facing the […]

Clause 9 of the Defence Sector Collective Agreement (Appendix 2 to the Haddington Rd Agreement) states that “The Official Side will examine in consultation with the Representative Associations the potential for the introduction of a limited and targeted incentivised career break system and early retirement scheme in the Defence Forces for certain limited cadres of […]

Members who have availed of unpaid periods of absence from work such as leave of absence or parental leave have sought clarification of the impact of these absences on the calculation of their discharge dates.  In particular, qualification for the immediate pension payment after 21 years’ service is a concern of those involved. DFR A10, […]