asked the Taoiseach if he will give a table of rural workers' wages as at 6th April, 1970, in the form of a reply of 4th May, 1965.
Written Answers. - Rural Workers' Wages.
113.
The following statement gives for each county (a) the basic weekly time rates of wages paid to forestry workers at 6th April, 1970, (b) the weekly rates of wages paid by County Councils to road labourers at 6th April, 1970, and (c) the minimum weekly rates payable to adult male agricultural workers as from 6th April, 1970, under the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1970. In the case of forestry workers an incentive bonus is payable in addition to the basic weekly time rate.
|
County |
Forestry workers (a) |
Road Labourers (b) |
Adult male agricultural workers (c) |
|||||||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
||
|
Carlow |
12 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Dublin |
12 |
11 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
Kildare |
12 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Laoighis |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Longford |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Louth |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Meath |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Offaly |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Westmeath |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Wexford |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Wicklow |
12 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
(i) |
|
Clare |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
(ii) |
|
Cork |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
(iii) |
|
Kerry |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Limerick |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Tipperary NR |
12 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Tipperary SR |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Waterford |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Galway |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Leitrim |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Mayo |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Roscommon |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Sligo |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Cavan |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Donegal |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Monaghan |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
(i) Rate of £13 10s. Od. per week in the Urban District of Bray.
(ii) Rate of £13 2s. 0d. per week in the DEDs of Ballyglass and Cappavilla.
(iii) Rate of £13 10s. 0d. per week in Cork County Borough and certain DEDs adjacent to the city and the Urban District of Cobh; rate of £12 15s. 0d. per week in the Western portion of the County as defined in the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1970.