Reserve Defence Forces Association claim Minister has 'essentially forgotten about their existence'

Members of the country's Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) are being paid on average 18% less than the rates being given to their counterparts in the regular forces.

The Department of Defence is currently paying members of the reserve at a rate lower than the lowest point on the corresponding Permanent Defence Forces pay scale for each rank. Whilst the vast majority of Reservists’ service is voluntary and unpaid, they are entitled to payment in respect of full-time training.