Archive for November, 2015

Budget 2016 was announced on 13 October 2015.  The main Budget changes that may affect members are set out below.  This is a brief overview and not a complete statement of the measures announced in Budget 2016.  A more detailed analysis of Budget 2016 will be published in the Defender. Universal Social Charge (USC) For […]

Earlier this year PDFORRA, submitted a claim seeking changes to the Defence Force Malaria Prophylaxis Policy to the Department of Defence, through the C&A Scheme.  The basis of the claim is as follows: Irish Permanent Defence Force policy on malaria prophylaxis is out of line with the United Nations (UN) policy and it is inconsistent […]