asked the Minister for Lands if he will furnish particulars of average bonus earnings per hour in continuation of a reply of 12th May, 1966.
Written Answers. - Earnings of Forestry Workers.
The information requested is as follows:
Average National Bonus Earnings of Forestry Workers Period 15th April, 1966 to 30th December, 1966.
Week ended |
Bonus per hour (pence) |
15thApril, 1966 |
9 |
22nd,, ,, |
9 |
29th ,, ,, |
11 |
6thMay, 1966 |
11½ |
13th ,,,, |
11½ |
20th ,,,, |
12 |
21st ,,,, |
11½ |
3rdJune, 1966 |
12 |
10th,, ,, |
12 |
17th,, ,, |
11½ |
27th,, ,, |
11½ |
1stJuly, 1966 |
11½ |
8th,,,, |
11½ |
15th,,,, |
11½ |
22nd ,, ,, |
12½ |
29th,,,, |
12 |
5thAugust, 1966 |
11½ |
12th,, ,, |
10½ |
19th,, ,, |
11½ |
26th,, ,, |
12 |
2ndSeptember, 1966 |
11½ |
9th,, ,, |
11½ |
16th,, ,, |
11½ |
23rd,, ,, |
12½ |
30th,, ,, |
11½ |
7thOctober, 1966 |
10 |
14th,, ,, |
10 |
21st,, ,, |
11 |
28th,, ,, |
12 |
4thNovember, 1966 |
11½ |
11th,,,, |
11½ |
18th,,,, |
11½ |
25th,,,, |
11½ |
2ndDecember, 1966 |
10½ |
9th,,,, |
10½ |
16th,,,, |
9 |
23rd,,,, |
10½ |
30th,,,, |
11 |
121.
asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of employment, wages and bonus earnings of forestry workers in respect of a recent week in the form of a reply of 12th May, 1966 together with a summary of the revised bonus system.
The information requested is as follows:
State Forestry employment and Bonus earnings—week-ended 30/12/66
County and Forest |
Number of Men Employed |
Average Bonus per hour (Pence) |
CARLOW: |
||
Borris |
3 |
11½ |
Bunclody |
18 |
11 |
Rossmore |
12 |
12½ |
33 |
||
CAVAN: |
||
Bailieboro |
9 |
11½ |
Belturbet |
4 |
11 |
Killeshandra |
18 |
10½ |
Kingscourt |
12 |
10½ |
Swanlinbar |
24 |
12 |
67 |
||
CLARE: |
||
Ballyvaughan |
19 |
8½ |
Broadford |
24 |
11 |
Cratloe |
8 |
12 |
Ennis |
36 |
12 |
Kilrush |
17 |
10 |
Mountshannon |
12 |
13 |
Tuamgraney |
27 |
11 |
Tulla |
29 |
13 |
172 |
||
CORK: |
||
Avondhu |
17 |
11½ |
Ballydehob |
20 |
9 |
Ballyhooley |
19 |
10½ |
Ballyhoura |
24 |
13½ |
Ballynoe |
18 |
10 |
Ballyvourney |
33 |
9½ |
Bandon |
31 |
10 |
Banteer |
20 |
11½ |
Duhallow |
18 |
10 |
Dunmanway |
38 |
9 |
Glengarriff |
32 |
8 |
Gougane Barra |
22 |
7 |
Inchigeela |
28 |
8 |
Killavullen |
14 |
13 |
Killeagh |
19 |
8½ |
Kilworth |
20 |
11 |
Lisgoold |
21 |
9½ |
Macroom |
69 |
10½ |
Mullaghareirk |
31 |
13 |
Rathduff |
18 |
12½ |
Rathluirc |
35 |
11 |
Rosscarbery |
30 |
10½ |
577 |
||
DONEGAL: |
||
Ardara |
13 |
13½ |
Ards |
18 |
11½ |
Ballybofey |
37 |
12 |
Ballyshannon |
9 |
12 |
Buncrana |
25 |
11½ |
Gwebarra |
16 |
13½ |
Gweedore |
12 |
11½ |
Kilcar |
26 |
10 |
Killygordon |
50 |
14½ |
Letterkenny |
21 |
11 |
Lough Eske |
19 |
13½ |
Meenirroy |
22 |
11½ |
Mulroy |
21 |
10 |
Pettigo |
36 |
10½ |
Raphoe |
11 |
12½ |
Reelan |
10 |
11 |
Stranorlar |
18 |
10½ |
364 |
||
DUBLIN: |
||
Killakee |
14 |
11 |
Saggart |
9 |
9½ |
23 |
||
GALWAY: |
||
Athenry |
10 |
13½ |
Ballinahinch |
27 |
10 |
Ballinasloe |
7 |
11 |
Ballygar |
23 |
11½ |
Castledaly |
20 |
9 |
Cloosh Valley |
13 |
9 |
Cong |
25 |
9½ |
Cong Sawmill |
24 |
|
Derrybrien |
18 |
10½ |
Gort |
10 |
11½ |
Kiltullagh |
6 |
10 |
Loughatorick |
42 |
11½ |
Loughrea |
15 |
11½ |
Maam Valley |
5 |
6 |
Mountbellew |
22 |
12 |
Portumna |
19 |
11½ |
Ross |
24 |
10½ |
Woodford |
29 |
11 |
339 |
||
KERRY: |
||
Brosna |
20 |
12 |
Cahirciveen |
26 |
9½ |
Castlegregory |
12 |
9½ |
Castleisland |
12 |
13 |
Kenmare |
26 |
9½ |
Kilgarvan |
24 |
8½ |
Killarney |
21 |
11½ |
Killorglin |
24 |
11 |
Waterville |
20 |
11 |
185 |
||
KILDARE: |
||
Donadea |
13 |
11½ |
Edenderry |
19 |
12 |
Monasterevan |
17 |
12½ |
49 |
||
KILKENNY: |
||
Callan |
8 |
11½ |
Graiguenamanagh |
19 |
12½ |
Knocktopher |
8 |
11 |
Mullinavat |
18 |
12 |
Piltown |
16 |
11 |
Thomastown |
18 |
9½ |
87 |
||
LAOIS: |
||
Clonaslee |
34 |
12½ |
Durrow |
18 |
12½ |
Emo |
40 |
13 |
Mountrath |
28 |
11 |
Ossory |
25 |
13 |
Portlaoise |
16 |
12 |
Stradbally |
16 |
12½ |
177 |
||
LEITRIM: |
||
Cuilcagh |
8 |
10 |
Dromahaire |
17 |
8 |
Drumkeeran |
30 |
10 |
Glenfarne |
6 |
11½ |
Manorhamilton |
28 |
10 |
89 |
||
LIMERICK: |
||
Adare |
21 |
12½ |
Cappamore |
19 |
12½ |
Galtee |
11 |
11½ |
Kilfinane |
25 |
10 |
Newcastlewest |
11 |
8½ |
87 |
||
LONGFORD: |
||
Ballymahon |
12 |
12 |
Granard |
24 |
12½ |
36 |
||
LOUTH: |
||
Dundalk |
18 |
10½ |
18 |
||
MAYO: |
||
Ballycastle |
15 |
9 |
Croagh Patrick |
16 |
9½ |
Doolough |
6 |
8½ |
Foxford |
28 |
9½ |
Glenamoy |
10 |
9½ |
Glenisland |
16 |
11½ |
Lough Carra |
12 |
11½ |
Nephin Beg |
24 |
10 |
Nephin More |
8 |
10 |
Tourmakeady |
4 |
11½ |
139 |
||
MONAGHAN: |
||
Cootehill |
9 |
12½ |
Monaghan |
8 |
12½ |
Scotstown |
15 |
9 |
32 |
||
OFFALY: |
||
Kinnitty |
36 |
10½ |
Roscrea |
33 |
10½ |
Tullamore |
14 |
11½ |
83 |
||
ROSCOMMON: |
||
Ballinlough |
6 |
9½ |
Ballyfarnon |
12 |
12 |
Boyle |
42 |
12 |
Strokestown |
13 |
12 |
73 |
||
SLIGO: |
||
Benbulben |
6 |
11 |
Collooney |
25 |
9 |
Lough Gill |
12 |
10 |
Lough Talt |
23 |
11½ |
66 |
||
TIPPERARY N.R.: |
||
Newport |
20 |
10 |
Silvermines |
16 |
12½ |
Templemore |
28 |
11½ |
64 |
||
TIPPERARY S.R.: |
||
Anner |
21 |
10 |
Ballyporeen |
19 |
11½ |
Bansha |
14 |
14 |
Cahir |
27 |
12½ |
Ck.on Suir |
22 |
14½ |
Clogheenn |
36 |
11 |
Dundrum |
||
Dundrum |
30 |
12½ |
Sawmill |
23 |
|
Glengarra |
25 |
11½ |
Glen of Aherlow |
25 |
11½ |
Kilmoyler |
12 |
10 |
Slievenamon |
15 |
10½ |
Urlingford |
28 |
11½ |
297 |
||
WATERFORD: |
||
Ballyduff |
14 |
11½ |
Cappoquin |
32 |
10 |
Clonmel |
27 |
12½ |
Comeragh |
14 |
13½ |
Curraghmore |
41 |
10 |
Dungarvan |
22 |
10½ |
Kilmacthomas |
40 |
10½ |
Kilsheelan |
34 |
10 |
Ring |
19 |
12½ |
Tallow |
36 |
12½ |
279 |
||
WESTMEATH: |
||
Athlone |
9 |
11 |
Castlepollard |
21 |
12 |
Lough Ennell |
15 |
11½ |
Lough Owel |
10 |
12 |
55 |
||
WEXFORD: |
||
Bree |
20 |
12½ |
Camolin |
47 |
11 |
Clonegal |
31 |
11½ |
Coolgreaney |
21 |
11½ |
Forth |
23 |
12 |
Gorey |
30 |
11 |
Killanne |
8 |
11½ |
New Ross |
16 |
12 |
John Fitzgerald |
||
Kennedy |
10 |
14½ |
Memorial Park |
||
206 |
||
WICKLOW: |
||
Aughrim |
47 |
11 |
Avoca |
13 |
10½ |
Avondale |
18 |
10½ |
Ballinagee |
19 |
10 |
Ballinglen |
26 |
11½ |
Blessington |
16 |
9½ |
Delgany |
8 |
10 |
Enniskerry |
14 |
9 |
Glencree |
8 |
11 |
Glendalough |
34 |
9½ |
Glenealy |
41 |
11½ |
Glen Imaal |
14 |
12 |
Glenmalure |
21 |
8½ |
Hollywood |
7 |
8 |
Rathdangan |
17 |
10 |
Rathdrum |
22 |
12½ |
Rathnew |
21 |
11 |
Roundwood |
14 |
12½ |
Shelton |
61 |
11½ |
Shillelagh |
9 |
12½ |
Tinahely |
34 |
10 |
464 |
||
Grand Total |
4,061 |
Basic Wage Rates
The currently basic weekly wage rates of Forestry workers are as follows:—
County Dublin |
186/- |
Counties Kildare and Wicklow |
180/- |
All Other Counties |
175/- |
The standard rate of incentive bonus was increased with effect from 26th September, 1966 from 10d. to 1/-.