asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of employment and wages and hours of work of labourers and drivers employed by the Office of Public Works at a recent date in the form of a reply of 6th December, 1961.
Written Answers. - Board of Works Labourers and Drivers.
69.
I am unable to trace any question by the Deputy on the 6th December, 1961, about labourers and drivers employed by the Office of Public Works, but I assume that the information requested relates to workers employed on Arterial Drainage Schemes. The following are the particulars:
|
Location of Employment |
Number employed during the most recent pay week |
Basic Weekly Rate |
Working Week |
|
|
Labourers |
Drivers |
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|
Drainage Schemes Generally |
960 |
360 |
Labourers £6 10s. |
5½ day, 48 hour week. |
|
Drivers £9 2s. to £11 6s. |
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|
Corrib-Clare Scheme Galway Borough |
1 |
— |
£7 4s. |
do. |
|
Moy Scheme |
Labourers £7 10s. |
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|
Ballina Urban District |
21 |
5 |
Drivers as above |
do. |
|
Broadmeadow Scheme: Co. Dublin |
45 |
18 |
Labourers £7 Drivers as above |
do. |
|
TOTAL |
1,027 |
383 |