Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 May 1965

Vol. 215 No. 14

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wages of Drainage Workers.

8.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Finance the rate of wages being paid to all types of employees on the arterial drainage schemes at a recent date, together with the average amount of bonus paid to each grade at a similar date; if he will give particulars of the schemes on which no bonus is paid; and the reason why the bonus is not being paid on those schemes.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance (Mr. Gibbons)

The answer to the first part of the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report. Incentive bonus is not being paid on the Killimor and the Deel Catchment Drainage Schemes or on the Shannon and Swilly Embankment Schemes. The introduction of the bonus system on these schemes has had to be deferred because of the difficulty of recruiting engineering staff. I hope, however, that an extension of the system will be possible during the present year.

Following is the statement:—

Weekly Rates of Wages

Normal Week: 45 Hours

Class	On all schemes except in Ballina Urban District	On the Corrib-Clare scheme in Galway Borough	On the Moy scheme in Ballina Urban District	Average Weekly Bonus Earnings on Inny and Moy schemes
Labourers	Varying from a basic £8 to £9 4s. including differentials.	Varying from a basic £8 14s. to £9 18s. with differentials.	Varying from a basic £9 1s. 6d. to £10 5s. 6d. including differentials.	£1	18s.	3d.
Drivers	Trainees: Up to £9 6s.		Trainees: Up to £10 8s.	£2	19s.	9d.
	Qualified Drivers: £10 4s. to £12 12s. depending on type of machine operated and skill and experience of driver.		Qualified Drivers: Up to £12 12s.
	On all schemes
Boy Labourers	From £3 15s. to £ 17s. 5d. for a 40 hour week, depending on age.				19s.	11d.
Night Watchmen.	£9 9s.				18s.	6d.
Tradesmen	Fitters, Welders, Blacksmiths, etc.: £14 5s. 11d.			£2	9s.	8d.
	Apprentice Fitters(2nd year):£3 7s. 6d.
	Other Tradesmen: Local Trade rates
Works Clerks	Up to £10 10s. 6d.			£1	19s.	5d.
Storekeeper/ Clerk.	Up to £10 8s. 6d.(Male).£7 17s. 8d.(Female).
Storekeepers	Up to £11 17s. 6d.			£3	17s.	3d.
Gangers	Up to £13			£3	0s.	9d.
Foremen	Up to £15 13s. 6d. for Asst. Foremen			£3	7s.	9d.
	Up to £16 16s. 0d. for Foremen			£4	2s.	11d.
Assessors (on Moy and Inny schemes).	Grade I:£15 13s. 6d.			Allowance of £2 16s. a week in lieu of bonus.
	Grade II:£14 to £14 11s. 3d.			Allowance of £2 10s. 6d. a week in lieu of bonus.
	Grade III:£9 8s. 3d. to £10 10s. 6d.			Allowance of £1 11s. 3d. a week in lieu of bonus.

NOTE: A differential of 15/- a week is paid to men encountering adverse conditions associated with sea and estuarine embankment work on the following schemes: Shannon Embankments, Fergus, Big Isle and Swilly Embankments.