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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960

Vol. 179 No. 1

Written Answers. - Mental Hospital Farms.

155.

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.

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

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Ardee

1 Land Steward

645

0

0 p.a.

5,406

12

9

1 Charge Nurse

460

0

0 p.a.

1 Deputy Charge Nurse

440

0

0 p.a.

1 Mental Nurse

410

0

0 p.a.

8 Farm Labourers

5

11

0 p.wk.

2 Farm Labourers

5

6

0 p.wk.

Ballinasloe

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

3,197

0

9

1 Deputy Charge Nurse

440

0

0 p.a.

2 Tractor Drivers

6

1

0 p.wk.

1 Caretaker

5

4

0 p.wk.

1 Farm Labourer

5

4

0 p.wk.

Castlerea

1 Land Steward

615

0

0 p.a.

3,124

4

3

1 Gardener

7

0

0 p.wk.

1 Tractor Driver

6

1

0 p.wk.

1 Herd

6

1

0 p.wk.

7 Farm Labourers

5

4

0 p.wk.

Carlow

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

3,876

17

10

1 Gardener

225

0

0 p.a.

1 Farm Attendant

180

0

0 p.a.

3 Farm Attendants

171

5

0 p.a.

1 Farm Attendant

95

0

0 p.a.

1 Farm Attendant

90

0

0 p.a.

Castlebar

1 Land Steward

650

0

0 p.a.

4,417

17

8

1 Herd

312

0

0 p.a.

1 Assistant Herd

299

0

0 p.a.

6 Agricultural Workers

273

0

0 p.a.

Clonmel

1 Land Steward

555

0

0 p.a.

2,246

0

0

1 Mental Nurse (Tractor Driver)

415

0

0 p.a.

1 Piggery Hand

234

0

0 p.a.

1 Ploughman

157

10

0 p.a.

1 Gardener

9

10

0 p.wk.

3 Agricultural Labourers

5

11

0 p.wk.

Cork

1 Deputy Charge Nurse

435

0

0 p.a.

1,873

16

11

1 Tractor Driver

6

6

0 p.wk.

1 Mental Nurse

395

0

0 p.a.

Youghal (Auxiliary)

1 Foreman Farm Labourer

6

14

0 p.wk.

609

13

4

1 Farm Labourer

5

14

0 p.wk.

Ennis

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

3,073

17

2

1 Ploughman (Charge Nurse)

460

0

0 p.a.

1 Lorry Driver (Mental Nurse)

405

0

0 p.a.

1 Yard Stockman (Mental Nurse)

405

0

0 p.a.

1 Farm Labourer (cum Tractor Driver)

6

6

3 p.wk.

1 Farm Labourer

6

0

0 p.wk.

Enniscorthy

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

1,995

16

4

1 Gardener (Mental Nurse)

415

0

0 p.a.

1 Ploughman

5

4

0 p.wk.

1 Temporary Farm Labourer

5

4

0 p.wk.

1 Temporary Farm Labourer

5

1

0 p.wk.

Grangegorman and Portrane (Branch)

1 Agricultural Manager

720

0

0 p.a.

27,059

0

0

1 Head Gardener

801

13

7 p.a.

1 Farmyard Foreman

9

14

6 p.wk.

1 Tillage Foreman

9

4

6 p.wk.

2 Herds

8

0

10 p.wk.

1 Assistant Herd

7

9

0 p.wk.

1 Assistant Herd

7

19

0 p.wk.

2 Nightmen

8

7

0 p.wk.

7 Milkers

6

14

6 p.wk.

1 Charge Milker

7

4

6 p.wk.

1 Milker i/c Dairy

6

17

6 p.wk.

1 Pig Herd

6

14

6 p.wk.

1 Senior Tractor Driver

7

9

0 p.wk.

6 Tractor Drivers

6

14

6 p.wk.

11 Labourers

6

4

6 p.wk.

2 Under Foremen

7

4

6 p.wk.

1 Gardener

6

11

2 p.wk.

1 Under Gardener

8

13

3 p.wk.

1 Senior Garden Labourer

6

14

6 p.wk.

1 Steward and Herd

8

19

0 p.wk.

1 Assistant Steward and Herd

6

4

6 p.wk.

1 Gardener

6

10

6 p.wk.

1 Garden Labourer

6

14

6 p.wk.

1 Juvenile Milker

4

11

6 p.wk.

2 Juvenile Labourers

5

7

6 p.wk.

1 Juvenile Labourer

4

12

0 p.wk.

1 Juvenile Labourer

4

1

6 p.wk.

1 Juvenile Labourer

3

11

6 p.wk.

1 Juvenile Labourer

2

8

6 p.wk.

Kilkenny

1 Land Steward

450

0

0 p.a.

3,703

13

5

1 Charge Nurse

460

0

0 p.a.

1 D/Charge Nurse

440

0

0 p.a.

1 Mental Nurse

415

0

0 p.a.

1 Caretaker

5

6

0 p.wk.

3 Agricultural Workers

5

13

6 p.wk.

Killarney

1 Land Steward

510

0

0 p.a.

2,518

10

1

1 Senior Herd

322

12

0 p.a.

1 Herd

314

12

0 p.a.

1 Ploughman

314

12

0 p.a.

1 Gardener (Charge Nurse)

455

0

0 p.a.

1 Lorry Driver

390

0

0 p.a.

Letterkenny

1 Land Steward

540

0

0 p.a.

3,342

19

4

1 Gardener

442

0

0 p.a.

8 Farm Labourers

5

11

0 p.wk.

Limerick

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

5,790

17

6

1 Assistant Land Steward

370

0

0 p.a.

1 Charge Nurse

450

0

0 p.a.

1 Deputy Charge Nurse

440

0

0 p.a.

1 Mental Nurse

395

0

0 p.a.

3 Farm Labourers

5

0

0 p.wk.

1 Pig Herdsman

5

9

0 p.wk.

1 Pig Herdsman (Juvenile)

3

5

0 p.wk.

2 Tractor Drivers

6

0

0 p.wk.

Monaghan

1 Assistant Land Steward

330

0

0 p.a.

1,805

7

5

1 Tractor Driver

6

1

0 p.wk.

1 Agricultural Labourer

5

1

0 p.wk.

Mullingar

1 Land Steward

525

0

0 p.a.

3,729

6

4

1 Assistant Land Steward

350

0

0 p.a.

1 Mental Nurse

415

0

0 p.a.

1 Tractor Driver

240

0

0 p.a.

1 Farm Labourer

248

12

0 p.a.

4 Temporary Farm Labourers

248

12

0 p.a.

1 Gardener

561

12

0 p.a.

Portlaoise

1 Land Steward

670

0

0 p.a.

3,262

19

4

1 Assistant Land Steward

330

0

0 p.a.

4 Agricultural Workers

248

12

0 p.a.

1 Charge Nurse

460

0

0 p.a.

Sligo

1 Land Steward

540

0

0 p.a.

4,666

6

5

2 Tractor Drivers

6

0

10 p.wk.

Waterford

1 Land Steward

630

0

0 p.a.

4,745

0

0

1 Herd

176

0

8 p.a.

1 Charge Nurse

455

0

0 p.a.

1 Assistant Herd

6

6

0 p.wk.

3 Ploughmen cum Tractor Drivers

6

6

0 p.wk.

4 Farm Labourers

5

16

0 p.wk.

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.

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