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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 Mar 1933

Vol. 46 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wages of Road Workers.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the weekly rates of wages paid to road workers employed by each county council in the Saorstát and the number of hours per week worked in each case.

I am sending the Deputy a table showing the information he requires.

TABLE showing the weekly rates of wages paid to road workers employed by each County Council in the Saorstát, and the number of hours per week worked in each case (as furnished by the County Councils).

ROAD LABOURERS' WAGES

COUNTY COUNCIL

When paid out of County Councils' Ordinary Accounts

When paid out of Government Grants (if different)

Hours worked

(per week)

(per week)

Carlow

30/-

50

Cavan

26/-(Nov.-Feb.)28/-(Mar.-Oct.)

28/-

54

Clare

35/-

49

Cork

35/-

29/-

54

Donegal

26/-

50

Dublin

43/-

31/-

47

Galway

27/-

50

Kerry

30/-

50

Kildare

30/-

50

Kilkenny

30/-

50

Laoighis

30/-

29/-

50

Leitrim

27/-

26/-

50

Limerick

30/-

50

Longford

26/-

50

Louth

28/-

50

Mayo

30/- to 35/-

52½

Meath

35/-

50

Monaghan

28/-

49

Offaly

30/-

50

Roscommon

31/-

28/-

50

Sligo

30/-

28/-

48½

Tipperary, N. R.

35/-30/-(Casual Labourers)

30/-

54

Tipperary, S. R.

35/-

30/-

54

Waterford

35/-

28/-

53½

Westmeath

32/-

49½

Wexford

30/-

50

Wicklow

30/- to 37/6

50

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