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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 13 Mar 1946

Vol. 99 No. 19

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Council Employees' Wages.

William Norton

Mr. Norton

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the rates of wages paid to workers and road overseers employed by each county council in September, 1939, and the rates of wages at present paid to such workers.

Erskine Hamilton Childers

Mr. Childers

The information is in the form of a tabular statement which will be included in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Authority Co. Councils

Labourers

Gangers

August, 1939

March, 1946

August, 1939

March, 1946

s.

s.

s.

s.

s.

s.

Carlow

30/-

39/-

34/-

to

36/-

43/-

to

45/-

Cavan

30/-

38/-

32/-

40/-

Clare

35/-

38/-

39/-

42/-

Cork

35/-

40/-

&

40/6

40/-

45/-

&

45/6

Donegal

30/-

39/-

36/-

to

60/-

43/-

to

67/-

Dublin

48/-

54/-

51/-

to

65/-

57/-

to

71/-

Galway

30/-

38/-

38/-

to

48/-

38/-

to

48/-

Kerry

35/-

39/-

40/-

to

65/-

44/-

to

69/-

Kildare

30/-

39/-

36/-

45/-

Kilkenny

30/-

39/-

33/-

to

36/-

42/-

to

43/-

Laoighis

30/-

39/-

34/-

44/-

Leitrim

29/-

34/-

34/-

41/-

Limerick

30/-

38/-

36/-

44/-

Longford

32/-

39/-

39/-

45/-

Louth

30/-

39/-

41/-

47/-

Mayo

30/-

38/-

36/-

42/-

Meath

35/-

40/-

40/-

45/-

Monaghan

28/-

38/-

35/-

to

38/-

41/-

to

44/-

Offaly

30/-

38/-

33/-

to

39/-

42/-

to

45/-

Roscommon

31/-

38/-

40/-

to

45/-

47/6

to

49/-

Sligo

28/-

35/-

48/-

to

70/-

48/-

to

70/-

Tipperary, N.R.

35/-

40/-

38/-

45/-

Tipperary, S.R.

35/-

40/-

42/-

to

60/-

47/-

to

65/-

Waterford

35/-

40/-

38/-

to

60/-

43/-

to

65/-

Westmeath

32/-

39/-

42/-

49/-

Wexford

30/-

39/-

40/-

48/-

Wicklow

(a) 30/-(b) 32/6(c) 37/6

(a) 39/-(b) 39/-(c) 40/6

35/-

to

42/6

44/-

to

45/6

(a) Baltinglass Area.

(b) Rathdrum and Shillelagh.

(c) Rathdown.

N.B.—The expression "road overseers" in the question is not applicable to every county The expression "gangers" is substituted in the reply.

NOTE.—The rates of wages specified in columns 3 and 5 are those payable at December 1945. Since then the following increases have been approved:—

COUNTY COUNCIL

LABOURERS

GANGERS

Clare

3/- a week

3/- a week

Dublin

3/- ,,

Kilkenny

2/- ,,

2/- a week

Louth

3/- ,,

3/- ,,

Roscommon

2/- ,,

2/6 ,, (married)1/- ,, (single)

Waterford

2/- ,,

2/- ,,

Westmeath

3/- ,,

3/- ,,
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