asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state therates of wages paid to road workers in each county in the first week of July, 1953.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Workers' Wages.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have circulated in the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
WEEKLY rates of wages for county council road workers in the first week of July, 1953.
COUNTY |
RATE |
Carlow |
85/- |
Cavan |
82/- |
Clare |
82/6 |
Cork (1) |
85/- and 88/6 |
Donegal |
85/- |
Dublin |
105/- |
Galway |
80/- |
Kerry |
85/- |
Kildare (2) |
85/- |
Kilkenny |
85/- |
Laois |
85/- |
Leitrim |
80/- |
Limerick |
85/- |
Longford |
82/6 |
Louth |
87/6 |
Mayo |
84/- |
Meath |
82/6 |
Monaghan (3) |
82/6 |
Offaly |
85/- |
Roscommon |
85/- |
Sligo |
80/- |
Tipperary N.R. |
85/- |
Tipperary S.R. |
85/- |
Waterford |
87/- |
Westmeath |
85/- |
Wexford |
82/6 |
Wicklow |
90/- |
(1) The rate of 88/6 is paid in the neighbourhood of Cork City.
(2) A rate of 92/6 effective from 23/2/1953 was sanctioned on 3/7/1953.
(3) A rate of 88/- effective from 6/4/1953 was sanctioned on 16/7/1953.