asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of wages and employment in 1957, 1958 and 1959 in respect of (a) Cork County Council and (b) Dublin County Council in a tabular statement setting out side by side the average numbers employed in each month, and the amount spent in wages on road works.
Written Answers. - Dublin and Cork County Councils: Wages and Employment.
77.
Information regarding the amount spent in wages on road works is not available. Following are details of (1) numbers of road workers employed in each month in 1957, 1958 and 1959; (2) rates of wages of roadworkers.
(1)
|
Months |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
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|
Cork |
Dublin |
Cork |
Dublin |
Cork |
Dublin |
|
|
January |
1,740 |
504 |
1,514 |
445 |
1,414 |
475 |
|
February |
1,686 |
502 |
1,523 |
506 |
1,493 |
471 |
|
March |
1,698 |
576 |
1,410 |
466 |
1,340 |
470 |
|
April |
1,812 |
537 |
1,766 |
480 |
1,653 |
470 |
|
May |
1,916 |
552 |
1,838 |
508 |
1,688 |
451 |
|
June |
1,935 |
569 |
1,829 |
500 |
1,783 |
452 |
|
July |
2,023 |
534 |
1,849 |
479 |
1,797 |
454 |
|
August |
1,922 |
518 |
1,827 |
481 |
1,740 |
447 |
|
September |
2,002 |
516 |
1,821 |
502 |
1,722 |
447 |
|
October |
1,904 |
473 |
1,738 |
476 |
1,706 |
454 (Estimated) |
|
November |
1,819 |
493 |
1,703 |
542 |
— |
— |
|
December |
1,766 |
456 |
1,592 |
464 |
— |
— |
NOTE.—These figures do not include for Schemes under the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote, and relate to the last day of the month.
(2)
|
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
|
|
Cork |
105/- per week and |
111/- per week and |
111/- per week and |
|
112/-* ,, ,, |
118/-* ,, ,, |
118/-* ,, ,, |
|
|
Dublin |
125/6,,,, |
131/6,,,, |
131/6,,,, |
*The differential of 7/- per week is paid to all grades working within certain Electoral Divisions adjacent to Cork City.