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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Feb 1969

Vol. 238 No. 2

Written Answers. - Wages of Non-Craftsmen Civilian Employees.

174.

asked the Minister for Defence the basic rates of wages, wage adjustments and overtime rates of non-craftsmen civilian employees of his Department in the form of replies of 4th December, 1968 and 11th December, 1968 (Questions 147 and 172 respectively).

The following is the information requested in so far as wages and wage adjustments are concerned. The reply given to the Deputy's Question No. 149 on 4th December, 1968, contained the required information regarding overtime rates as far as it can be readily supplied.

Category

Existing Basic Weekly Wage

Operative Date

Wage Adjustments approved from 1/1/1968 to Date

Proposals Awaiting Sanction

†Classes paid Building Trade Labourers' rate or a differential over that rate:

Dublin City

£13

16s.

8d.

(40 hours)

25/11/68

3d. an hour from 1/9/68.1d. an hour from 25/11/68 in accordance with the Building Trade Agreement.

An increase of 3½d. an hour is due on 1/3/69.

Dublin County and Curragh Training Camp

£12

15s.

0d.

do.

Kildare Town and Naas

£12

5s.

0d.

do.

Cork City

£13

14s.

11d.

(41½ hours)

Ballincollig, Haulbowline and Cork Harbour Forts

£12

7s.

3d.

do.

Limerick and Knockalisheen

£13

4s.

7d.

do.

Galway

£12

12s.

5½d.

do.

Gormanston

£12

15s.

11d.

do.

Kilkenny

£12

18s.

6½d.

(42½ hours)

Coolmoney Camp

£12

2s.

7d.

do.

Mullingar and Athlone

£12

15s.

0d.

do.

Finner Camp

£11

13s.

9d.

do.

Tralee

£12

11s.

5d.

do.

Bere Island

£11

19s.

1d.

do.

Fermoy and Kilworth

£12

7s.

11d.

do.

†Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments in Building Trade rates but who are paid less than Building Labourers:

Pioneer (Dublin City)

£13

0s.

9d.

do.

do.

do.

Pioneer (Cork City)

£12

15s.

9d.

Pioneer (Limerick City)

£12

4s.

7d.

Sacristan

£12

0s.

11d.

Caretaker (Arbour Hill)

£11

2s.

6d.

Labourer (Medical Corps)

£12

15s.

2d.

Helper do.

£12

0s.

11d.

†Naval Dockyard (Shipbuilding) Employees:

Riggers

£14

3s.

4d.

4/9/68

None

None

Trades Helper

£13

10s.

10d.

Labourer and grades paid a differential over Labourers' rate

£13

2s.

6d.

†Labourer (Barrack Services Workshops)

£11

16s.

4d.

1/4/68

2/1d. a week from 1/4/68.

None

†Crew Members:

Third Engineers

£15

17s.

3d.

1/6/66

None

Stokers

£13

7s.

9d.

“11th round” increase claimed.

Seamen

£12

16s.

6d.

†Road and Sanitary Supervisor, Curragh

£16

2s.

0d.

25/11/68

7/6d. a week from 1/4/68

Increase of 5/10d. a week due on 1/3/69.

†Roads Labourers, Curragh

£11

5s.

6d.

5/- ,, ,, ,, 1/9/68

†Labourer, Cavalry Corps, Curragh

£11

9s.

10d.

2/6d. ,, ,, ,, 30/9/68

1/8d. ,, ,, ,, 25/11/68

(Kildare County Council Road-workers' increase)

†Carter, Kilworth

£13

11s.

0d.

1/4/68

£1 7s. 0d. from 1/4/68

Increase of 15/- a week due on 1/4/69.

Watchmen, Haulbowline

£10

11s.

0d.

1/6/66

None

Increase claimed.

†Pioneers (other than in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cities):

Curragh Training Camp, Naas and Kildare

7/6d. a week from 1/4/68

Increase of 5/10d. a week due on 1/3/69.

£11

3s.

6d.

25/11/68

5/- ,, ,, ,, 1/9/68

2/6d. ,, ,, ,, 30/9/68

1/8d. ,, ,, ,, 25/11/68

Clonmel

£11

2s.

4d.

1/4/68

£1 0s. 4d. a week from 1/4/68

Increase of 15/11d. a week due on 1/4/69.

Ballincollig and Fermoy

£10

9s.

6d.

1/4/68

£1 a week from 1/4/68 (Ballincollig)£1 7s. 0d. a week from 1/4/68 (Fermoy).

Increase of 15/- a week due on 1/4/69.

Haulbowline and Spike Island

£10

14s.

6d.

1/4/68

£1 a week from 1/4/68

do.

Gormanston

£10

1s.

8d.

1/4/68

£1 a week from 1/4/68

None

Kilkenny

£10

19s.

6d.

1/10/68

£1 a week from 1/4/682/6d. ,, ,, ,, 1/10/68

None

Athlone

£11

2s.

6d.

1/4/68

18/- a week from 1/4/68

None

Mullingar

£10

10s.

0d.

1/4/68

£1 a week from 1/4/68

None

Galway

£11

16s.

5d.

1/4/68

£1 a week from 1/4/68

None

The above employees are paid the rates applicable to Roadworkers employed by the County Councils in the areas concerned except in Athlone, Clonmel and the Cobh area where they are related for pay purposes to the local Urban Council or Corporation labourers.

Caretakers (other than Arbour Hill):

Magazine Fort

£10

10s.

6d.

30/9/68

None

Ballincollig

£10

7s.

0d.

Waterford, Dundalk and Dún Uí Mheachair

£10

5s.

0d.

15/- a week from 1/4/685/- ,, ,, ,, 30/9/68in accordance with the latest Agricultural Wages Order.

Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bríde, Nenagh, Rockgrove, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar, Longford, Finner Camp

£10

0s.

0d.

Herds:

Glen of Imaal

£10

2s.

0d.

30/9/68

15/- a week from 1/4/685/- ,, ,, ,, 30/9/68in accordance with the latest Agricultural Order.

None

Land Stewards:

Baldonnel

£11

0s.

0d.

Kilworth Camp

£10

2s.

0d.

Head Bailiff, Curragh

£14

5s.

0d.

Under Bailiffs, Curragh

£11

2s.

0d.

Rangewardens:

Ticknock

£10

10s.

0d.

do.

do.

do.

Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale and Youghal

£10

2s.

0d.

Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore

£9

17s.

0d.

Tralee and Ornamore

£9

15s.

0d.

Carnagh

£9

10s.

0d.

†Curragh Training Camp

£11

15s.

0d.

25/11/68

7/6d. a week from 1/4/68

5/10d. a week due on 1/3/69.

5/- ,, ,, ,, 1/9/68

2/6d. ,, ,, ,, 30/9/68

1/8d. ,, ,, ,, 25/11/68

(Kildare County Council Road-workers' increase).

Chefs:

Dublin City

£14

10s.

9d.

1/5/68

£1 a week from 1/5/68

Increase of 17/6d. a week due on 1/5/69.

Baldonnel and Curragh

£14

3s.

6d.

do.

do.

Cork and Limerick

£12

19s.

6d.

4/7/66

None

“11th round” increase claimed.

Athlone

£12

1s.

3d.

1/6/66

None

Waiters:

Dublin city

£13

0s.

6d.

(boarded)

1/5/68

£1 a week from 1/5/68

Increase of 17/6d. a week due on 1/4/69.

Baldonnel and Curragh

£13

9s.

0d.

(not boarded)

do.

do.

Cork

£10

19s.

0d.

(boarded)

4/7/66

None

“11th round” increase claimed.

£10

13s.

0d.

(boarded and accommodated)

Athlone

£10

17s.

9d.

1/6/66

None

Hospital Domestic Staff:

(1) St. Bricin's:

Claim for pre “11th round” and post “11th round” parity with Dublin Authority employees.Claim for £1 a week from 1/4/68 and 14/7d. a week from 1/4/69.

Female Cook (boarded)

£5

9s.

6d.

1/6/66

None

Maids do.

£5

7s.

9d.

Wardsmaids do.

£4

18s.

9d.

(2) Curragh:

Female Cooksdo.

2 @

£6

1s.

4d.,

1 @

£5

10s.

4d.

Maids do.

£5

3s.

7d.

Wardsmaids do.

£4

19s.

7d.

(3) Cork:

Wardsmaids (boarded)

£5

11s.

6d.

18/4/66

None

11th round claim pending.

Dark Room Attendant, St. Bricin's Hospital

£12

18s.

3d.

1/4/68

17/6d. a week from 1/4/68

Increase of 17/6d. a week due on 1/4/69.

Classes whose pay is adjusted in accordance with increases granted in the Civil Service:

*Messengers

£12

11s.

9d.

to £14 1s. 9d.

1/6/68

9% increase granted from 1/6/68

None

*Clerks Gr. II Dublin

£13

17s.

6d.

to £15 17s. 6d.

*,, ,, II elsewhere

£13

9s.

0d.

to £15 9s. 3d.

*,, ,, III Dublin

£10

11s.

6d.

to £15 0s. 6d.

*,, ,, III elsewhere

£10

6s.

0d.

to £14 12s. 9d.

*Typists, Dublin

£6

15s.

8d.

to £9 6s. 3d.

* ,, elsewhere

£6

7s.

10d.

to £8 18s. 6d.

*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists:

Dublin

£7

13s.

7d.

to £10 7s.9d.

1/6/66

None

“11th round” increase under consideration.

*elsewhere

£7

4s.

8d.

to £918s.9d.

*Costing Clerks

£15

12s.

6d.

*Estimating and Costing Clerks

£16

1s.

9d.

*Draughtsmen

£17

2s.

0d.

*Female Cleaners

£7

9s.

6d.

1/6/68

16/- a week from 1/6/68

None

Bath House Attendants:

Dublin and Cork

£7

17s.

0d.

1/6/68

16/- a week from 1/6/68

None

Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny

£7

12s.

0d.

Telephone Operators:

Dublin

£14

0s.

3d.

1/6/68

£1 5s. 0d. a week from 1/6/68

None

Kildare

£14

5s.

3d.

Curragh

£10

12s.

0d.

1/6/66

None

“11th round” increase under consideration.

Haulbowline

£12

10s.

6d.

NOTES: In addition to the basic weekly wages shown—

(i) Service Pay (5/- to 20/- men: 4/- to 16/- women) is payable to all classes except those marked *;

(ii) a differential of 7/- is payable, after 3 years' service, to the classes marked †.

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