asked the Minister for Agriculture (1) the number of agricultural workers employed on each State farm on 1st December or 1st November, 1961, (2) the basic wage paid to these workers at present, and (3) the amount by which wages were increased this year.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Workers on State Farms.
163.
The information in respect of farms administered by the Department of Agriculture is as follows:—
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Location of Department's Farm |
Number of Agricultural workers employed on 1st November, 1961 |
Basic weekly wage paid at present to workers (aged 20 years and over) |
Amount of increase in 1961 to workers (aged 21 years and over) |
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|
£ |
s. |
d. |
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|
Athenry Agricultural School |
46 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
6/- per week |
|
Ballyhaise,,,, |
29 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
6/-,,,, |
|
Clonakilty,,,, |
19 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
6/-,,,, |
|
Munster Institute, Cork |
22 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
6/-,,,, |
|
Abbotstown Farm, Castleknock, Co. Dublin |
36 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6/-,,,, |
|
Backweston Farm, Lucan, Co. Dublin |
21 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6/-,,,, |