asked the Minister for Local Government if the Fair Wages Clause, described in a reply of 15th November, 1962, is applied by his Department to contracts, other than Housing Act contracts, entered into by the Department and local authorities in so far as local authority contracts require ministerial approval.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Fair Wages Clause.
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The conditions of contract generally used in relation to public works requiring the approval of my Department include a condition on the lines of the Fair Wages Clause described in the reply of 15th November, 1962, referred to by the Deputy.