Sailors will not have to sleep on Naval Service ships anymore when they’re off duty thanks to the opening of a new accommodation block at their headquarters on Haulbowline Island in Cork harbour.
Frustration is mounting among members of the Defence Forces who carried out many anti- Covid duties during the pandemic but still haven’t received the special €1,000 payment the Government promised people involved in the frontline battle against the virus.
Paul Farrell retired as IBM Ireland’s General Manager last year but also was an officer in the Irish Defence Forces
In January 2021, Minister for Defence Simon Coveney announced a new Sea-Going Service Commitment Scheme to ensure enough personnel would commit to sea patrols with a taxable loyalty bonus of €10,000. Picture: Denis Minihane
Ictu, which represents more than 90% public servants, agrees to coordinated union campaign on pay
As previously reported by The Journal the Naval Service is losing staff and unable to man naval ships at present.
More than 31,000 nurses and other frontline health workers are still awaiting payment of the bonus that was promised by the Government in January.
PDForra president Mark Keane speaking at the association's conference in Killarney earlier this year. Mr Keane has now welcomed the work carried out to achieve the defence spending increase. Raco also welcomed the investment but said there is very little good news for officers. Picture: Dan Linehan
The lack of such radar means the Defence Forces have no way of knowing if foreign jet fighters or bombers are flying over Ireland – and sources say Mr Coveney is determined to fix that
The Minister for Defence is expected to recommend a major increase in defence spending at the Cabinet meeting later today.
THE Defence Forces splashed €738,000 on a bumper recruitment push last year — yet attracted 20 per cent fewer applications than 2020.
The Government's spending on the Defence Forces is set to increase to €1.5 billion a year by 2028.
The Capability Review of the Department of Defence was ordered in 2021 as part of the Civil Service Renewal Plan.
A breakthrough has been achieved between the Defence Forces representative associations and the Department of Defence to pave the way for members of the military to step into the breach to act as security personnel in Dublin Airport.
Some 130 Defence Forces personnel set to be trained and available to support operations at the airport
A Senator from Kildare has reacted to the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces (CDF) report.
Members of the Defence Forces will be on standby to ease pressures at Dublin Airport from tomorrow, but the move has been branded ‘pure exploitation’ by a TD and former Army Ranger.
“This is a modest ask, given the onerous nature of the responsibilities being placed on our members.”
The plan will be triggered if more than 20 per cent of airport security staff are out of work with covid-19
THE NAVAL SERVICE is set to decommission three ships next week, The Journal has learned.
The Dail has heard the cost of the army guarding republican prisoners is over €200,000 annually per inmate in Portlaoise Prison.
THE DELAY IN bringing a memo to cabinet for the implementation of the Commission on Defence Forces recommendations has been blamed on friction between two Government departments, sources have said.