Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 11 Dec 1968

Vol. 237 No. 14

Written Answers. - Remuneration of Health Authority Workers.

175.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Health if he will give particulars of proposals to increase remuneration of non-nursing personnel and manual workers employed by Louth, Meath, Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick health authorities; the nature of the proposals; the operative date; and his decision.

176.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of service pay proposals for non-nursing personnel submitted to his Department for approval in expansion of a reply of 10th July, 1968; and his decision in each case.

Minister for Health (Mr. S. Flanagan)

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to answer Questions 175 and 176 together.

The following proposals for increased remuneration and service pay have been submitted for approval.

Remuneration

Males	Females	Operative Date
(1) Louth	£1 p.w.	15/- p.w.	1 April, 1968
	15/- p.w.	11/3d. p.w.	1 April, 1969
(2) Meath	£1 p.w.	15/- p.w.	1 April, 1968
(3) Dublin	£1 7s. 3d. p.w.	15/6d. p.w.	1 April, 1968
	17/6d. p.w.	15/6d. p.w.	1 December, 1968
(4) Cork	£1 5s. 0d. p.w.	16/- p.w.	5 May, 1968
	5/- p.w.	5/- p.w.	17 November, 1968
	£1 p.w.	12/6d. p.w.	4 May, 1969
(5) Waterford	£1 2s. 6d. p.w.	17/6d. p.w.	1 April, 1968
	10/- p.w.	7/6d. p.w.	1 April, 1969
	7/6d. p.w.	5/- p.w.	1 October, 1969
(6) Limerick	£1 1s. 0d. p.w.	15/- p.w.	1 April, 1968
	12/6d. p.w.	10/- p.w.	1 March, 1969
	7/6d. p.w.	7/6d. p.w.	1 October, 1969

Service Pay

(1) Cavan, Monaghan, Kerry, Limerick, Mayo
	Males	Females
After 5 years continuous service	5/- p.w.	4/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	7/6d. p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	15/- p.w.	11/- p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	20/- p.w.	15/- p.w.
(2) Galway
After 5 years continuous service	5/- p.w.	4/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	8/- p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	15/- p.w.	12/- p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	20/- p.w.	16/- p.w.
(3) Tipperary (NR), Tipperary (SR)
With effect from 1 April, 1968:
After 5 years continuous service	2/6d. p.w.	5/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	5/- p.w.	7/6d. p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	7/6d. p.w.	10/- p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	15/- p.w.
With effect from 1 April, 1969:
After 5 years continuous service	5/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	15/- p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	20/- p.w.
(4) Laoighis
With effect from 1 April, 1968:
After 5 years continuous service	2/6d. p.w.	—
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	5/- p.w.	—
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	7/6d. p.w.	—
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	—
With effect from 1 April, 1969:
After 5 years continuous service	5/- p.w.	—
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	—
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	15/- p.w.	—
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	20/- p.w.	—
*(5) Longford
With effect from 1 April, 1968:
After 5 years continuous service	2/6d. p.w.	2/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	5/- p.w.	3/9d. p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	7/6d. p.w.	5/6d. p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	7/6d. p.w.
With effect from 1 April, 1969:
After 5 years continuous service	5/- p.w.	4/- p.w.
,, 10 ,, ,, ,,	10/- p.w.	7/6d. p.w.
,, 15 ,, ,, ,,	15/- p.w.	11/- p.w.
,, 20 ,, ,, ,,	20/- p.w.	15/- p.w.

Approval has been conveyed in all cases with the exception of (5)* above. This particular proposal is the subject of correspondence with the health authority concerned.