asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state separately in respect of each county council as regards road workers' wages the amount of increases sanctioned in 1960, the operative date and the current rate of wages.
Written Answers. - Road Workers' Wages.
The amount and operative date of each increase in the wages of road workers sanctioned in 1960, and the current rate of wages of road workers employed by each county council are set out in the following statement:—
County Council |
Amount of Increase |
Operative Date of Increase |
Current Rate of Wages |
Carlow |
2/- |
28.3.1960 |
124/6 |
Cavan |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
118/6 |
Clare |
5/- |
1.4.1960 |
115/- |
Cork |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
118/6*125/6* |
Donegal |
8/6 |
1.4.1960 |
113/6 |
Dublin |
10/6 |
1.1.1960 |
142/- |
Galway |
9/- |
1.4.1960 |
120/- |
Kerry |
9/- |
1.1.1960 |
120/- |
Kildare |
2/- |
28.3.1960 |
132/- |
Kilkenny |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
121/- |
Laoighis |
8/6 |
1.3.1960 |
120/6 |
Letrim |
4/- |
1.4.1960 |
110/- |
Limerick |
7/6 |
4.1.1960 |
118/6 |
Longford |
7/6 |
1.4.1960 |
112/6 |
Louth |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
118/- |
Mayo |
9/- |
1.1.1960 |
120/- |
Meath |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
119/- |
Monaghan |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
120/- |
Offaly |
8/6 |
1.3.1960 |
120/6 |
Roscommon |
7/6 |
4.4.1960 |
118/6 |
Sligo |
7/6 |
4.4.1960 |
116/- |
Tipperary N.R. |
— |
— |
123/6 |
Tipperary S.R. |
— |
— |
123/6 |
Waterford |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
121/6 |
Westmeath |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
117/6 |
Wexford |
7/6 |
1.1.1960 |
118/6 |
Wicklow |
8/6 |
1.4.1960 |
123/- |
*Higher rate payable in the neighbourhood of Cork City.