asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of road workers employed by each county council at present (a) the actual rate of wages, (b) the actual hourly rate and (c) the average weekly hours in expansion of a reply of 23rd April, 1968.
Written Answers. - Wages of County Council Workers.
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The actual rates of wages of roadworkers are as indicated in reply to Question No. 70 of 23rd April. Roadworkers wages are not fixed by reference to an hourly rate. I am however obtaining from local authorities the average weekly hours of work for roadworkers and if the Deputy repeats his question in three weeks time I will give him the hourly rate of wages derived from this average.
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asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the proposals for increases in the remuneration of county council workers received in his Department since 14th December, 1967; and the nature of his decision in each case.
It is assumed that the Deputy's question refers to roadworkers. The particulars are as follows:—
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County Council |
Nature of Proposal |
Date proposal was received |
Decision or other action |
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Leitrim County Council. |
To increase the wages of road-workers by 5/6d. per week with effect from the first pay day after 1st October, 1967. |
16th December, 1967. |
Proposal sanctioned on 29th December, 1967. |
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Roscommon County Council. |
To increase the wages of road-workers by 5/0d. per week with effect from 1st January, 1968. |
29th February, 1968. |
Proposal sanctioned on 19th April, 1968. |
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Laois County Council. |
To increase the differentials paid to supervisory grades of roadworkers as follows:— |
5th March, 1968. |
Proposal sanctioned on 22nd March, 1968. |
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Ganger: from 6/0d. to 6/2½d. per day. |
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Foreman: from 10/6d. to 11/3d. per day. |
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Overseer: from 15/0d. to 16/3½d. per day. |
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Cavan County Council. |
To increase the wages of road-workers by 20/- per week with effect from 1st April, 1968. |
21st March, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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Wexford County Council. |
To increase the wages of road-workers by 20/- per week with effect from 1st April, 1968. |
24th April, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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Kilkenny County Council. |
To introduce a service-pay scheme for roadworkers with effect from 1st April, 1968, as follows:— |
1st February, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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8/- per week after 8 years' service. |
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10/- per week after 12 years' service. |
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15/- per week after 20 years' service. |
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Mayo County Council. |
To introduce a service-pay scheme for roadworkers as follows:— |
24th January, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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5/- per week after 5 years' service. |
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10/- per week after 10 years' service. |
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15/- per week after 15 years' service. |
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20/- per week after 20 years' service. |
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Cork County Council. |
To introduce a service-pay scheme for roadworkers with effect from 1st January, 1968, as follows:— |
27th March, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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5/- per week after 8 years' service. |
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10/- per week after 12 years' service. |
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15/- per week after 20 years' service. |
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Kerry County Council. |
To introduce a service-pay scheme for all full-time servants of the Council with effect from 1st July, 1967, commencing at a rate of 5/- per week after 5 years' service to a maximum of 20/- per week after 20 years' service. |
3rd April, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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Tipperary (N.R.) County Council. |
To introduce a service-pay scheme for roadworkers with effect from 1st April, 1968, as follows:— |
19th April, 1968. |
Proposal under examination. |
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2/6d. per week after 5 years' service. |
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5/- per week after 10 years' service. |
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7/6d. per week after 15 years' service. |
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10/- per week after 20 years' service. |
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and with effect from 1st April, 1969, as follows:— |
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5/- per week after 5 years' service. |
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10/- per week after 10 years' service. |
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15/- per week after 15 years' service. |
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20/- per week after 20 years' service. |
Can the Minister for Finance give us any indication of the date of the by-election?
That does not seem to arise on anything.
It arises on the Order of Business.
We are not discussing the Order of Business.
It is as good a reason as any.
It is a good question, all the same.
We should like to know as soon as we can.
The Minister for Local Government is the most accommodating and most amenable man in the House.
Do not tell that to me—not to me—no. He says I am a pig, a swine, a coward.
And sends for Deputy Corry to say anything he forgets to say.
I should want the Oxford Dictionary to describe the other words he uses to describe me.
You would not find those words there.
They were meant as terms of endearment. They were used entirely in their political connotation.
Do not borrow excessively from my preserves.