Vol. 240 No. 8
asked the Minister for Finance the number of (a) labourers, (b) drivers and (c) supervisory workers employed under the Office of Public Works in each county, together with rates of wages and hours of work in the form of a reply/Question No. 50/of 4th May, 1965, indicating also the drainage schemes to which an incentive bonus applies.
69.
asked the Minister for Finance the grades and wages of workers employed on arterial drainage schemes in April, 1969.
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together.
The information requested is as follows:—
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Schemes |
Counties |
Numbers Employed |
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Labourers |
Drivers |
Supervisory |
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Brosna |
Laois, Offaly, Westmeath |
— |
7 |
7 |
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Nenagh |
Offaly, Tipperary N.R. |
— |
2 |
6 |
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Clareen |
Tipperary N.R. |
2 |
— |
1 |
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Carrigahorig |
Tipperary N.R. |
28 |
12 |
9 |
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Inny |
Longford, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan |
1 |
8 |
14 |
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Broadmeadow |
Dublin, Meath |
— |
— |
3 |
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Glyde and Dee |
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan |
1 |
3 |
7 |
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Boyne |
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Westmeath, Kildare |
8 |
3 |
1 |
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Ballyteigue and Kilmore |
Wexford |
1 |
— |
1 |
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Owenavarragh |
Wexford |
20 |
13 |
7 |
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Feale |
Kerry |
20 |
3 |
10 |
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Maine |
Kerry |
15 |
1 |
6 |
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Deel |
Limerick, Cork |
17 |
2 |
8 |
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Maigue, Ringmoylan and Coonagh Embankments |
Limerick |
16 |
3 |
4 |
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Shannon Embankments |
Limerick, Clare |
44 |
27 |
16 |
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Fergus, Owenogarney and Bunratty-Rineanna Embankments) |
Clare |
4 |
6 |
4 |
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Creegh |
Clare |
9 |
10 |
5 |
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Killimor-Cappagh |
Galway |
10 |
3 |
4 |
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Corrib-Clare |
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Corrib-Headford |
Galway, Mayo |
127 |
31 |
27 |
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Moy |
Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon |
125 |
90 |
61 |
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Swilly Embankments |
Donegal |
3 |
— |
2 |
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Deele and Swillyburn, Cloonburn, Blanket Nook, Skeoge and Burnfoot |
Donegal |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Drainage Surveys |
Kildare, Limerick, Roscommon |
11 |
9 |
— |
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470 |
246 |
215 |
Weekly Rates of Wages as at April 1969
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Class |
On all schemes except the Corrib-Clare Scheme in Galway Borough and the Moy Scheme in Bllina Urban District |
On the Corrib-Clare Scheme in Galway Borough |
On the Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts |
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Labourers |
From £10 0s. 1d. basic to £10 12s. 6d. with differentials |
£10 14s. 3d. |
From £11 2s. 3d. basic to £11 13s. 9d. with differentials. |
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On all schemes except the Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts |
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Drivers |
Trainees: Up to £11 6s. 8d. |
Trainees: Up to £12 7s. 10d. |
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Qualified drivers: |
Qualified drivers: |
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£12 12s. 4d. up to |
£12 12s. 4d. up to |
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£14 12s. 2d. depending on type of machine and skill and experience of driver |
£14 12s. 2d. |
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Supervisors |
On all schemes except the Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts |
On the Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts |
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Chargehands |
£10 8s. 1d. up to £11 4s. 0d. |
£11 10s. 2d. up to £12 5s. 3d. |
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Gangers |
Up to £15 |
Up to £15 |
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Storekeepers |
Up to £15 7s. 0d. (a) |
Up to £15 7s. 0d. |
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Foreman, Grade I |
£22×10/- to £23 10s. 0d. (a) |
£22×10/- to £23 10s. 0d. |
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Foreman, Grade II |
£20×10/- to £21 10s. 0d. (a) |
£20×10/- to £21 10s. 0d. |
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Foreman, Grade III |
£8 5s. 0d.×10/- to £19 15s. 0d. (a) |
£18 5s. 0d.×10/- to £19 15s. 0d. |
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On all Schemes |
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Tradesmen |
Up to £15 12s. 6d. |
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Works Clerks Storekeepers-Clerks and Work Study Assessors Grade III |
£10 8s. 0d.×16/- to £14 (a) |
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Assessor, Grade I |
£21 10s. 0d. a week (a) |
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Assessor, Grade II |
£18 5s. 0d.×10/- to £20 (a) |
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Watchmen |
Regular: 2/6d. an hour |
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Relief: 3/6d. an hour |
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Boy Labourers |
From £4 15s. 0d. to £5 17s. 5d. depending on age |
These rates are exclusive of incentive bonus which operates on the Moy, Corrib-Headford, Owenavarragh and Carrigahorig Schemes. The normal working week is 42½ hours. Tradesmen and boy labourers work a 40 hour week. Watchmen work varying hours. Regular overtime, five hours a week, is worked in the summer period on construction works.
(a)Exclusive of “eleventh” round.
