asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the particular categories of workers listed in a reply of 4th December, 1968, (a) the existing basic rates of wages, (b) the operative dates, (c) the wage adjustment approved this year and (d) the proposals awaiting sanction.
Written Answers. - Office of Public Works Employees' Wages.
172.
The information requested is as follows:—
Rates of Pay applicable to Office of Public Works Industrial employees.
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Category |
Existing Basic Wages |
Operative Date |
Wage adjustment approved in 1968 |
Proposals awaiting sanction |
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Classes paid Building Trade Labourers' rate or a differential over that rate |
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Dublin City, Dún |
£14 0s. 4d. a week |
1/9/68 |
Labourers and allied classes were granted an increase of 3d. an hour as from 1/9/68 under the Building Trade Agreement concluded in October, 1967. |
Claim for an increase of 1d. an hour from 25/11/68 |
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Laoghaire and Howth |
(40 hours) |
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Cork City |
£13 11s. 6d. a week |
do. |
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(41½ hours) |
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Limerick City |
£13 1s. 6d. a week |
do. |
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(41½ hours) |
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Castletownbere |
£11 15s. 7d. a week |
do. |
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(42½ hours) |
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Dunmore East |
£11 19s. 1d. ,, ,, |
do. |
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Killybegs |
£11 6s. 9d. ,, ,, |
do. |
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Bourn Vincent Memorial Park and Mallow |
£11 10s. 0d. ,, ,, |
do. |
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Athenry |
£11 2s. 10d. ,, ,, |
do. |
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Kilkenny |
£11 13s. 6d. ,, ,, |
do. |
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All Tradesmen except Electricians and Car- pet Planners |
7/9¾d. an hour for a 40 hour week |
4/9/68 |
Dublin City Increase of 2.85d. an hour for engineering tradesmen as from 4/9/68. |
None |
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Increase of 3½d. an hour for building tradesmen as from 4/9/68. |
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Outside Dublin City |
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Alteration from 7/3¼d. for a 42½ hour week to existing rate as from 4/9/68, for engineering tradesmen. |
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Depending on location building tradesmen were on the appropriate rates and hours specified in the Building Trade Agreement. These were altered to the present rates and hours as from 4/9/68. |
None |
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Furniture Workers, Dublin |
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Carpet Planners |
7/6¾d. an hour for a 40 hour week |
25/4/68 |
Increase of 3¼d. an hour giving a revised rate of 7/1¼d. an hour for a 42½ hour week as from 4/4/68. |
Increase of 3d. per hour as from 5/12/68 |
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Alteration to existing rate and hours as from 25/4/68. |
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Storemen |
£11 16s. 4d. a week |
1/10/67 |
None |
Claim for payment of furniture tradesmen's increases. |
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Packer |
£12 6s. 4d. a week |
1/10/67 |
None |
Claim for payment of furniture tradesmen's increases. |
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Electricians (Dublin) |
7/4¼d. an hour for 40 hour week |
1/9/66 |
None |
Claim for payment of revised N.J.I.C. rates. |
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Overseers (Dublin) |
£20 a week |
1/1/68 |
Increase from £18 17s. 6d. to existing rate as from 1/1/68. |
Claim for phased increase covering period to July, 1970. |
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Overseers (Cork) |
£17 19s. 5d. a week |
4/9/68 |
Increase of 9/5d. a week as from 4/9/68. |
Claim for Dublin rate. |
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Drainage Schemes |
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(42½ hour week) |
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Labourers and allied classes |
4/8½d. an hour |
1/4/68 |
Increase of 5¾d. an hour |
None |
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Drivers |
From 5/4d. to 6/10½d. an hour. |
1/4/68 |
Increase of 5¾d. an hour |
do. |
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Gangers |
Up to £15 a week |
1/4/68 |
Increase of £1 a week |
Status claim. |
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Works Clerks |
£10 8s.×16/- — £13 12s.×8/- — £14 a week. |
1/10/67 |
None |
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11th round increase. |
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Storekeeper Clerks |
do. |
do. |
None |
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Storekeepers |
£15 7s. a week |
do. |
None |
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Boy Labourers |
From £4 15s. a week at 14 to £5 17s. 5d. a week at 18. |
1/4/68 |
Increase of 10/- a week |
None |
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Foremen: Grade I |
£22×10/- —£23 10s. (a week) |
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Grade II |
£20×10/- —£21 10s. (a week) |
1/6/66 |
None |
11th round increase. |
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Grade III |
£18 5s.×10/- — £19 15s. (a week). |
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Assessors: Grade I |
£21 10s. |
1/4/68 |
Increase from £19 15s. to £21 10s. a week. |
do. |
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Grade II |
£18 5s×10/- —£20 |
1/4/68 |
Increase from £17 15s.×10/- to £18 5s.×10/- to £20 a week. |
do. |
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Grade III |
£10 8s.×16/- — £13 12s.×8/- — £14 |
1/10/67 |
None |
do. |
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Major Fishery Harbours |
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Drivers |
£12 4s. 4d. — £14 14s. a week |
1/9/68 |
Increase of 3d. an hour |
None |
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Gangers (Dunmore East) |
£14 1s. 4d. — £14 11s. 4d. a week. |
do. |
do. |
None |
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Works Clerks |
Same as for Drainage Schemes |
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Storekeepers |
Same as for Drainage Schemes |
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Foremen |
Same as for Drainage Schemes |
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Minor Marine Works Labourers |
Local County Council roadworker's rate |
1/4/68 |
Increase of £1 a week from 1/4/68 in most cases, depending on County Council rate to which allied. |
None |
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Drivers |
Same as for Drainage Schemes |
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Foremen |
From £18 to £20 a week |
1/6/66 |
None |
11th round increase |
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Shannon Navigation Labourers |
From £8 14s. 10d. to £9 12s. a week |
1/6/66 |
None |
11th round increase |
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Garnish Island Labourers |
£10 5s. a week |
30/9/68 |
Increase of 15/- a week from 1/4/68. Increase of 5/- a week from 30/9/68. |
None |