asked the Minister for Health if he will state in the form of a reply of 3rd March, 1959 (1) the name and location of each mental hospital farm, (2) the number of workers employed at each farm at a recent date, (3) the weekly basic rate of wages paid to the principal grades, and (4) the total wages paid to the agricultural staff on each farm for the year ended 31st March, 1959.
Written Answers. - Mental Hospital Farms.
There is a farm attached to each district mental hospital, branch mental hospital and auxiliary mental hospital. The farm may consist of one or more parcels of land but is treated as one unit for administration and separate details in regard to the different parcels of land are not kept.
Subject to this consideration the details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following statement:—
Farm at Mental Hospital, Branch Mental Hospital or Auxiliary Mental Hospital at— |
Number and class of workers employed on farm at 31st December, 1959 |
Wages |
Total wages paid to agricultural staff for financial year ended 31st March, 1959 |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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Ardee |
1 Land Steward |
645 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
5,406 |
12 |
9 |
1 Charge Nurse |
460 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Deputy Charge Nurse |
440 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Mental Nurse |
410 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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8 Farm Labourers |
5 |
11 |
0 p.wk. |
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2 Farm Labourers |
5 |
6 |
0 p.wk. |
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Ballinasloe |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,197 |
0 |
9 |
1 Deputy Charge Nurse |
440 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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2 Tractor Drivers |
6 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Caretaker |
5 |
4 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Farm Labourer |
5 |
4 |
0 p.wk. |
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Castlerea |
1 Land Steward |
615 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,124 |
4 |
3 |
1 Gardener |
7 |
0 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Tractor Driver |
6 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Herd |
6 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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7 Farm Labourers |
5 |
4 |
0 p.wk. |
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Carlow |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,876 |
17 |
10 |
1 Gardener |
225 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Farm Attendant |
180 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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3 Farm Attendants |
171 |
5 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Farm Attendant |
95 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Farm Attendant |
90 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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Castlebar |
1 Land Steward |
650 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
4,417 |
17 |
8 |
1 Herd |
312 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Assistant Herd |
299 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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6 Agricultural Workers |
273 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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Clonmel |
1 Land Steward |
555 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
2,246 |
0 |
0 |
1 Mental Nurse (Tractor Driver) |
415 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Piggery Hand |
234 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Ploughman |
157 |
10 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Gardener |
9 |
10 |
0 p.wk. |
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3 Agricultural Labourers |
5 |
11 |
0 p.wk. |
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Cork |
1 Deputy Charge Nurse |
435 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
1,873 |
16 |
11 |
1 Tractor Driver |
6 |
6 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Mental Nurse |
395 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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Youghal (Auxiliary) |
1 Foreman Farm Labourer |
6 |
14 |
0 p.wk. |
609 |
13 |
4 |
1 Farm Labourer |
5 |
14 |
0 p.wk. |
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Ennis |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,073 |
17 |
2 |
1 Ploughman (Charge Nurse) |
460 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Lorry Driver (Mental Nurse) |
405 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Yard Stockman (Mental Nurse) |
405 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Farm Labourer (cum Tractor Driver) |
6 |
6 |
3 p.wk. |
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1 Farm Labourer |
6 |
0 |
0 p.wk. |
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Enniscorthy |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
1,995 |
16 |
4 |
1 Gardener (Mental Nurse) |
415 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Ploughman |
5 |
4 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Temporary Farm Labourer |
5 |
4 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Temporary Farm Labourer |
5 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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Grangegorman and Portrane (Branch) |
1 Agricultural Manager |
720 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
27,059 |
0 |
0 |
1 Head Gardener |
801 |
13 |
7 p.a. |
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1 Farmyard Foreman |
9 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Tillage Foreman |
9 |
4 |
6 p.wk. |
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2 Herds |
8 |
0 |
10 p.wk. |
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1 Assistant Herd |
7 |
9 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Assistant Herd |
7 |
19 |
0 p.wk. |
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2 Nightmen |
8 |
7 |
0 p.wk. |
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7 Milkers |
6 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Charge Milker |
7 |
4 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Milker i/c Dairy |
6 |
17 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Pig Herd |
6 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Senior Tractor Driver |
7 |
9 |
0 p.wk. |
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6 Tractor Drivers |
6 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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11 Labourers |
6 |
4 |
6 p.wk. |
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2 Under Foremen |
7 |
4 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Gardener |
6 |
11 |
2 p.wk. |
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1 Under Gardener |
8 |
13 |
3 p.wk. |
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1 Senior Garden Labourer |
6 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Steward and Herd |
8 |
19 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Assistant Steward and Herd |
6 |
4 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Gardener |
6 |
10 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Garden Labourer |
6 |
14 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Juvenile Milker |
4 |
11 |
6 p.wk. |
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2 Juvenile Labourers |
5 |
7 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Juvenile Labourer |
4 |
12 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Juvenile Labourer |
4 |
1 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Juvenile Labourer |
3 |
11 |
6 p.wk. |
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1 Juvenile Labourer |
2 |
8 |
6 p.wk. |
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Kilkenny |
1 Land Steward |
450 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,703 |
13 |
5 |
1 Charge Nurse |
460 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 D/Charge Nurse |
440 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Mental Nurse |
415 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Caretaker |
5 |
6 |
0 p.wk. |
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3 Agricultural Workers |
5 |
13 |
6 p.wk. |
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Killarney |
1 Land Steward |
510 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
2,518 |
10 |
1 |
1 Senior Herd |
322 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Herd |
314 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Ploughman |
314 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Gardener (Charge Nurse) |
455 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Lorry Driver |
390 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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Letterkenny |
1 Land Steward |
540 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,342 |
19 |
4 |
1 Gardener |
442 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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8 Farm Labourers |
5 |
11 |
0 p.wk. |
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Limerick |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
5,790 |
17 |
6 |
1 Assistant Land Steward |
370 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Charge Nurse |
450 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Deputy Charge Nurse |
440 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Mental Nurse |
395 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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3 Farm Labourers |
5 |
0 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Pig Herdsman |
5 |
9 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Pig Herdsman (Juvenile) |
3 |
5 |
0 p.wk. |
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2 Tractor Drivers |
6 |
0 |
0 p.wk. |
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Monaghan |
1 Assistant Land Steward |
330 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
1,805 |
7 |
5 |
1 Tractor Driver |
6 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Agricultural Labourer |
5 |
1 |
0 p.wk. |
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Mullingar |
1 Land Steward |
525 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,729 |
6 |
4 |
1 Assistant Land Steward |
350 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Mental Nurse |
415 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Tractor Driver |
240 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Farm Labourer |
248 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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4 Temporary Farm Labourers |
248 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Gardener |
561 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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Portlaoise |
1 Land Steward |
670 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
3,262 |
19 |
4 |
1 Assistant Land Steward |
330 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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4 Agricultural Workers |
248 |
12 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Charge Nurse |
460 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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Sligo |
1 Land Steward |
540 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
4,666 |
6 |
5 |
2 Tractor Drivers |
6 |
0 |
10 p.wk. |
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Waterford |
1 Land Steward |
630 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
4,745 |
0 |
0 |
1 Herd |
176 |
0 |
8 p.a. |
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1 Charge Nurse |
455 |
0 |
0 p.a. |
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1 Assistant Herd |
6 |
6 |
0 p.wk. |
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3 Ploughmen cum Tractor Drivers |
6 |
6 |
0 p.wk. |
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4 Farm Labourers |
5 |
16 |
0 p.wk. |
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1 Utility Worker |
400 |
12 |
3 p.a. |
NOTE.—The foregoing is as supplied by telephone by the Mental Hospital Authorities concerned. It has not been possible in the time available to examine the interpretation placed by each authority on the term "basic rate of wages". In some cases cost of living bonus is payable, and/or emoluments in kind are provided, in addition to the Salaries shown.