asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of hours the average worker in Ireland has to work to pay for one month's basic residence service for a telephone.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone Rentals.
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The current rental for a residence telephone line is £1 per month. In mid-June, 1964 the average hourly earnings of all industrial workers employed in manufacturing industries was 4s. 8.5d. This rate of earning was equivalent to £1 per 4.2 hours worked. It is estimated that the corresponding average rate of earnings in June, 1964, for male industrial workers, 18 years of age and over, was equivalent to £1 per 3.4 hours worked.