Ministers to discuss pay and allowances deal for soldiers

Ministers will discuss a pay and allowances deal for the Defence Forces at Cabinet today. The weekly meeting will be delayed until late this evening as the Taoiseach remains in Brussels this morning where EU leaders have been unable to reach agreement on filling essential positions in Europe.

However, Cabinet is due to be briefed on the recommendations in the Public Sector Pay Commission’s report into the Defence Forces which includes increases in military allowances which were done away with during the economic downturn.