asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in respect of 1953-54 the numbers and the total remuneration of each category of staff employed byRadio Éireann corresponding to the details given on pages 322 and 323 of the Estimates for the Public Services for 1952-53.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Radio Éireann Staff.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in respect of 1953-54 the salary scale appropriate to each member of the staff of Radio Éireann corresponding to the information given on pages 325 and 326 of the Estimates for the Public Services for 1952-53.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to combine the answers to Questions Nos. 73 and 74 in a tabular statement for insertion in the Official Records.
Following is the statement:—
ESTIMATE FOR WIRELESS BROADCASTING, 1953/54.
SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES.
|
Numbers |
DUBLIN STATION |
1953/54 |
1952/53 |
|
|
1952/53 |
1953/54 |
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|
£ |
£ |
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|
— |
1 |
Chairman, Comhairle Radio Éireann |
500 |
— |
|
— |
4 |
Members |
1,200 |
— |
|
1 |
1 |
Director |
2,250 |
1,586 |
|
— |
1 |
Administration Officer |
1,605 |
— |
|
— |
1 |
Controller of Programmes |
1,450 |
— |
|
1 |
— |
Deputy Director |
— |
1,249 |
|
— |
1 |
Assistant Administration Officer |
1,253 |
— |
|
1 |
1 |
Higher Executive Officer |
1,087 |
1,060 |
|
1 |
2 |
Executive Officers |
798 |
449 |
|
6 |
7 |
Clerical Officers (1 Temporary) |
2,902 |
2,262 |
|
4 |
5 |
Writing Assistants (1 temporary) |
1,502 |
1,169 |
|
(1 with 8s. 1d. non-pensionable allowance) |
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|
4 |
4 |
Shorthand Typists (1 with 11s. 3d. non-pensionable allowance.) |
1,304 |
1,297 |
|
3 |
3 |
Typists |
819 |
819 |
|
1 |
1 |
Music Director |
1,152 |
1,153 |
|
1 |
1 |
Assistant Music Director |
740 |
740 |
|
1 |
1 |
Conductor Orchestra 1 |
1,416 |
1,416 |
|
1 |
1 |
Conductor Orchestra 2 |
880 |
880 |
|
1 |
1 |
Balance and Control Officer |
590 |
571 |
|
1 |
1 |
Music Assistant (Vocal Programmes) |
390 |
390 |
|
(Part-time) |
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|
62 |
61 |
Members of Orchestra 1 (13 with 21s. 6d. allow- ance). |
36,500 |
36,500 |
|
22 |
22 |
Members of Orchestra 2 |
12,700 |
12,700 |
|
— |
1 |
Station Accompanist |
640 |
— |
|
— |
— |
Allowances to members of Orchestra for Music Library work 42s., and 32s. 3d. |
196 |
196 |
|
1 |
1 |
Gramophone Librarian |
511 |
512 |
|
1 |
1 |
General Features Officer |
995 |
995 |
|
1 |
1 |
Productions Officer |
995 |
995 |
|
1 |
1 |
Programme Officer (Woman) |
538 |
538 |
|
5 |
5 |
Programme Assistants (3 Executive Officers and 1 Staff Officer, Grade III, with £65 non- pensionable allowance). |
3,266 |
3,200 |
|
1 |
1 |
Producer |
764 |
764 |
|
1 |
1 |
Assistant Producer |
620 |
620 |
|
3 |
3 |
Script Writers |
2,391 |
2,391 |
|
2 |
2 |
Outside Broadcast Officers (With £25 temporary allowance). |
1,358 |
1,358 |
|
24 |
24 |
Actors |
12,070 |
11,570 |
|
1 |
1 |
Effects Man |
382 |
382 |
|
1 |
1 |
News Editor |
984 |
978 |
|
1 |
1 |
Assistant News Editor |
830 |
813 |
|
1 |
1 |
Sub-Editor |
764 |
745 |
|
2 |
2 |
Descriptive News Writers |
1,559 |
1,521 |
|
2 |
2 |
Reporters |
1,395 |
1,350 |
|
7 |
7 |
News Correspondents |
728 |
728 |
|
1 |
1 |
Supervisor |
681 |
681 |
|
3 |
3 |
Announcers |
1,510 |
1,510 |
|
1 |
1 |
Sponsored Programme Officer (temporary) |
547 |
530 |
|
2 |
2 |
Staff Engineers |
2,371 |
2,283 |
|
1 |
1 |
Assistant Staff Engineer |
1,053 |
1,024 |
|
1 |
1 |
Executive Engineer |
1,071 |
1,044 |
|
— |
1 |
Assistant Engineer |
714 |
— |
|
3 |
3 |
Inspectors |
1,986 |
1,949 |
|
20 |
20 |
Technicians |
8,880 |
8,834 |
|
14 |
14 |
Doorkeepers (1 with 8s. 1d. allowance) |
4,088 |
4,068 |
|
2 |
2 |
Boy Messengers |
270 |
222 |
|
Allowances for technical qualifications |
116 |
84 |
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|
Proportional Cost of Cleaning |
1,925 |
1,818 |
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|
Overtime |
4,365 |
3,975 |
||
|
Provision for additional Staff and expenditure not covered by foregoing items. |
56,170 |
16,030 |
||
|
214 |
225 |
TOTAL |
£187,771 |
£137,749 |
|
CORK STATION |
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|
1 |
1 |
Inspector |
659 |
639 |
|
4 |
4 |
Technicians |
1,824 |
1,757 |
|
1 |
1 |
Female Cleaner (part-time) |
97 |
97 |
|
— |
— |
Allowance for technical qualifications |
25 |
25 |
|
— |
— |
Overtime, etc. |
690 |
540 |
|
6 |
6 |
TOTAL |
3,295 |
3,058 |
|
HIGH POWER STATION |
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|
1 |
1 |
Executive Engineer |
927 |
910 |
|
1 |
1 |
Assistant Engineer |
519 |
500 |
|
8 |
8 |
Technicians |
3,682 |
3,525 |
|
2 |
2 |
Labourers |
592 |
592 |
|
1 |
1 |
Watchman Cleaner |
223 |
223 |
|
— |
— |
Allowances for technical qualifications |
84 |
84 |
|
— |
— |
Overtime, etc. |
1,160 |
840 |
|
13 |
13 |
TOTAL |
7,187 |
6,674 |
|
SHORT WAVE STATION: ATHLONE |
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|
1 |
1 |
Technician |
451 |
439 |
|
— |
— |
Provision for Staff |
296 |
296 |
|
1 |
1 |
TOTAL |
747 |
735 |
|
— |
— |
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|
— |
— |
Social Welfare Act, 1952. Employer's Contribu- tions |
1,000 |
389 |
|
234 |
245 |
TOTAL FOR SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES |
£200,000 |
£148,605 |
DUBLIN STATION.
SALARY SCALES.
|
COMHAIRLE RADIO ÉIREANN: |
|
|
Chairman |
£500 (inclusive) |
|
Member |
£300 (inclusive). |
|
BROADCASTING STAFF: |
|
|
Director |
£2,250 (inclusive). |
|
Administration Officer |
£1,405×£45—£1,630. |
|
Controller of Programmes |
£1,300. |
|
Assistant Administration Offi- cer |
£965×£30—£1,130. |
|
Music Director |
£1,040. |
|
Assistant Music Director |
Man: £635—£740. |
|
Woman: £530—£635. |
|
|
Conductor—Orchestra I |
£1,065—£1,285. |
|
Conductor—Orchestra II |
£740—£845. |
|
Balance and Control Officer |
Man: £500×£17—£600 |
|
Woman: £400×£16— £480. |
|
|
Music Assistant (Vocal Pro- grammes) |
£345. |
|
Member of Orchestra I: |
|
|
Leader |
Man: 340s. (£1,000 personal). |
|
Deputy Leader |
Woman: 220s. |
|
Others |
Man: 200s. (two 280s. personal; one 260s. personal). |
|
Woman: 180s. |
|
|
Members of Orchestra II: |
|
|
Leader |
Man: 260s. |
|
Others |
Man: 200s. |
|
Woman: 180s. |
|
|
Station Accompanist |
Man: 240s. |
|
Woman: 220s. |
|
|
Gramophone Librarian |
£385×£14—£420 (£395 ×£10—£455 personal) |
|
General Features Officer |
Man: £685—£895. |
|
Woman: £530—£740. |
|
|
Production Officer |
Man: £685—£895. |
|
Woman: £530—£740. |
|
|
Programme Officer (Woman) |
£480. |
|
Programme Assistant |
Man: £380—£480. |
|
Woman: £270—£375. |
|
|
Producer |
Man: £585—£790. |
|
Woman: £480—£685. |
|
|
Assistant Producer |
Man: £480—£635. |
|
Woman: £375—£505. |
|
|
Script Writer |
Man: £585—£790. |
|
Woman: £480—£635. |
|
|
Outside Broadcast Officer |
Man: £585. |
|
Woman: £480. |
|
|
Actor |
130s.—190s. |
|
Effects Man |
121s. (130s. personal). |
|
News Editor |
Man: £720×£25—£885 |
|
Woman: £550×£17— £720. |
|
|
Assistant News Editor |
Man: £635×£17—£800. |
|
Woman: £520×£17— £635. |
|
|
Sub-Editor |
Man: £595×£17—£760. |
|
Woman: £500×£12 10s. —£605. |
|
|
Descriptive News Writer |
Man: £635×£17—£800. |
|
Woman: £520×£17— £635. |
|
|
Reporter |
Man: £550×£17—£720. |
|
Woman: £455×£13— £550. |
|
|
News Correspondent |
1 at 90s. |
|
1 at 40s. |
|
|
5 at 30s. |
|
|
Supervisor |
Man: £610. |
|
Woman: £505. |
|
|
Announcer |
Man: 165s.×10s. 6d.— 207s. |
|
Woman: 144s.×10s. 6d. —186s. |
|
|
Staff Engineer |
£965×£30—£1,215. |
|
Assistant Staff Engineer |
£800×£25—£965. |
|
Executive Engineer |
£800×£25—£965. |
|
Assistant Engineer |
Man: £430×£25—£800. |
|
Woman: £430×£17——£635. |
|
|
Inspector |
£475×£17—£625. |
|
Technician |
140s.—160s. |
|
Doorkeeper |
Same as Messenger. |
|
Boy Messenger |
30s. 9d.—60s. |
|
CORK STATION |
|
|
Inspector |
As Above. |
|
Female Cleaner |
1s. 9¼d. per hour inclusive. |
|
HIGH POWER STATION |
|
|
Executive Engineer |
As Above. |
|
Assistant Engineer |
do. |
|
Technician |
do. |
|
Labourer |
100s. |
|
Watchman Cleaner |
85s. 7d. inclusive. |