Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Nov 1969

Vol. 242 No. 2

Written Answers. - Wages and Conditions of Local Authority Employees.

152.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Health if he will give information on proposals received from local authorities from 1st April, 1969, to date and his decision on those proposals affecting wages and conditions of employment of non-nursing personnel.

Minister for Health (Mr. Childers)

The following proposals for increased remuneration for non-nursing personnel have been submitted since 1st April, 1969, by local health authorities:

	Males	Females	Operative Date
Cavan	20/-	15/-	1/4/69
Cavan	5/-	10/-	1/6/69
	20/-	20/-	1/10/69
Longford	20/-	15/-	1/4/69
Westmeath	20/-	15/-	1/4/69
*Westmeath	5/-	10/-	1/6/69
	20/-	20/-	1/10/69
Carlow-Kildare Mental Health Board	15/-	10/-	1/4/69
Mayo	22/6	17/-	1/4/69
Leitrim-Sligo Mental Health Board	3½ per hour(Labourers and Stokers)		1/3/69
Meath	20/-	15/-	1/4/69
Meath	5/-	10/-	1/6/69
	20/-	20/-	1/10/69
Kilkenny	17/6	15/-	1/4/69
	7/6	10/-	1/6/69
	20/-	20/-	1/10/69
Monaghan	5/-	10/-	1/6/69
	20/-	20/-	1/10/69
Monaghan (Male Telephonist)	15/-		1/4/69
	10/-		1/6/69
	20/-		1/10/69
Roscommon	11/6 to 23/10	10/- to 18/6	1/4/69
	15/-	11/-	1/10/69
*Roscommon	5/-	9/-	1/6/69
	5/-	9/-	1/10/69
*Longford-Meath-Westmeath Mental Health Board	20/-10/-		1/4/691/10/69

My sanction has been conveyed in all cases save those marked * which are the subject of correspondence between my Department and the Health Authorities concerned.

153.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give information on proposals received from local authorities from 1st April, 1969, to date and his decision on these proposals affecting wages and conditions of employment of road and allied workers.

Minister for Local Government (Mr. Boland)

Following is the information:

County Council	Nature of Proposal	Date proposal was received	Decision
Cavan	To grant an increase of 20/-d. per week to road-workers with effect from 1st April, 1969.	29th May, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 29th May, 1969
Clare	(1) To apply a service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect 1st April, 1969 as follows:—	23rd April, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 28th April, 1969
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
	(2) To apply a similar service-pay scheme to engineers' office assistants	8th May, 1969	Proposals sanctioned on 8th May, 1969
Donegal	(1) To apply the approved service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect from 1st July, 1968 instead of 1st January, 1969	11th April, 1969	Proposals sanctioned on 22nd May, 1969
	(2) To apply a service-pay scheme to engineers' office assistants with effect from 17th February, 1969, as follows:—
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
Kilkenny	(1) To apply a service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect from 1st April, 1969 as follows:—	9th June, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 11th June, 1969
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
	(2) (a) To increase the wages of roadworkers by 22/6d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	13th August, 1969	(a) Proposal sanctioned on 4th September, 1969
	(b) To increase the wages of roadworkers by 22/6d. per week with effect from 29th September, 1969		(b) Proposal sanctioned on 4th November, 1969
Leitrim	(1) To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 31st March, 1969	10th June, 1969	Proposals sanctioned on 12th June, 1969
	(2) To apply a service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect from 31st March, 1969 as follows:—
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
Limerick	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	17th July, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 28th July, 1969
Longford	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	23rd May, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 23rd May, 1969
Louth	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	22nd May, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 27th May, 1969
Meath	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	17th April, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 22nd April, 1969
Roscommon	(1) To increase the wages of roadworkers by 17/6d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	10th April, 1969	(1) Proposal sanctioned on 22nd April, 1969
	(2) To apply a service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect from 1st October, 1968, as follows:—	17th April, 1969	(2) Proposal sanctioned on 23rd April, 1969
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
Sligo	(1) To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 31st March, 1969	1st July, 1969	(1) Proposal sanctioned on 4th July, 1969
	(2) To apply a service-pay scheme to roadworkers with effect from 1st April, 1969, as follows:—	6th October, 1969	(2) Proposal sanctioned on
	5/-d. per week after 5 years' service 10/-d. ,, ,, after 10 years' service 15/-d. ,, ,, after 15 years' service 20/-d. ,, ,, after 20 years' service
Waterford	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	12th April, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 22nd April, 1969
Westmeath	To increase the wages of roadworkers by 20/-d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969	10th April, 1969	Proposal sanctioned on 5th May, 1969
Wicklow	To increase the wages of roadworkers by a further 15/-d. per week from 1st April, 1969, in addition to the two increases of 7/6d. per week already granted from 1st October, 1968 and 1st April, 1969	4th June, 1969	Further increase of 7/6d. per week with effect from 1st April, 1969, sanctioned on 25th July, 1969. Balance of the increase proposed now covered by letter of general sanction issued on 31st October, 1969, referred to below.

In addition to the above, a number of proposals have been received from county councils to apply increases to roadworkers in accordance with recommendations agreed on 16th October, 1969, between the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the County and City Managers' Association on the basis of Statement on Pay in the Public Service issued by the Government Information Bureau on 29th May, 1969 on behalf of the Minister for Finance. I informed all County Managers by letter dated 31st October, 1969, that where local authorities decided to implement the terms of the Agreement my sanction to the payment of increases could be assumed.