Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Jul 1971

Vol. 255 No. 11

Written Answers. - Army Civilian Employees.

117.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Defence if he will furnish, in the form of a reply of 4th February, 1969, details of existing basic rates of pay, et cetera, of civilian non-craftsmen employees.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Cronin)

The following is the information requested in so far as wages and wage adjustments from 1st January, 1970, are concerned:

Category	Existing Basic Weekly Wage	Operative Date	Wage adjustments approved from 1/1/1970 to date	Proposals Awaiting Sanction
†Classes paid Building Trade Labourers' rate or a differential over that rate.
Dublin City	£19.84 (40 hours)	17/2/71
Dublin County	£19.08 ,,	5d per hour from 1/1/70
Curragh Training Camp	£18.92 ,,
Kildare Town and Naas	£18.26 ,,	3d per hour from 1/7/70
Cork City	£19.90 (41½ hours)	£2 a week from 1/1/71
Ballincollig, Haulbowline and Cork Harbour Forts	£18.68 ,,	1.05p per hour from first full pay week after 16/2/71 in accordance with Construction Industry Agreements.
Limerick and Knockalisheen	£19.63 ,,
Galway	£18.94 ,,
Gormanston	£19.28 ,,
Kilkenny	£19.21 (42½ hours)
Coolmoney Camp	£18.69 ,,
Clonmel	£19.04 ,,
Mullingar and Athlone
Finner Camp	£18.33 ,,
Tralee	£18.87 ,,
Cavan	£18.50 ,,
Bere Island	£18.68 ,,
Fermoy and Kilworth
Letterkenny, Fort Dunree and Longford	£18.33 ,,
†Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments in Building Trade rates but who are paid less than Building Labourers.
Pioneer (Dublin City)	£19.05	17/2/71
Pioneer (Cork City)	£18.80
Pioneer (Limerick City)	£18.56	do.
Sacristan	£18.05
Labourer (Medical Corps)	£18.76	22/2/71
Helper	£18.05
†Naval Dockyard (Shipbuilding) Employees.
Riggers	£21.76	1/1/71	8¾d per hour from 1/7/70
Trades Helper	£21.13	2¾ per hour from 1/10/70
Labourer and grades paid a differential over Labourer's rate.	£20.72	£2.00 a week from 1/1/71
†Labourer (Barrack Services Workshops)	£18.36	1/1/71	16s 8d per week from 1/1/70
			8s 4d per week from 1/7/70
			£2.00 per week from 1/1/71
†Crew Members
3rd Engineers	£23.49	1/1/71
Leading Stokers	£21.02	35s per week from 1/1/70
Stokers	£20.73	7s 6d per week from 1/10/70
Coxswain	£21.02	£2.00 per week from 1/1/71
Seamen	£20.45
			8s 4d per week from 1/1/70
†Road and Sanitary Supervisor, Curragh	£23.43	31/5/71	15s per week from 6/4/70
†Roads Labourers, Curragh	£17.38	5s per week from 1/7/70
†Labourer, Cavalry, Corps, Curragh	£17.60	15s per week from 7/9/70
			£1.00 per week from 1/1/71
			21p per week from 22/2/71
			85p per week from 31/5/71
			(Kildare County Council Roadworkers' increases).
†Carter, Kilworth	£20.08	1/1/71	£2 15s 6d per week from 1/4/70
			£2.00 per week from 1/1/71
Watchman, Haulbowline	£18.13	1/4/71	£2 10s per week from 3/5/70
			£1 per week from 1/7/70
			£1.50 per week from 1/4/71
†Pioneers (other than in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cities).			8s 4d per week from 1/1/70
		15s per week from 6/4/70
			5s per week from 1/7/70
Curragh Training Camp Naas and Kildare	£17.28	31/5/71	15s per week from 7/9/70£1.00 per week from 1/1/71
Naas and Kildare		£1.00 per week from 1/1/71
			21p per week from 22/2/71
			85p per week from 31/5/71
			16s 9d per week from 1/1/70
Clonmel	£17.40	1/1/71	30s per week from 1/4/70
			£1.70 per week from 1/1/71
Ballincollig and Fermoy	£17.00	1/1/71	£2 5s 6d per week from 1/4/70
Haulbowline and Spike Island	£17.25	1/1/71	£2.00 per week from 1/1/71
Gormanston	£16.54	1/1/71	£2 10s per week from 1/4/70
			£1.70 per week from 1/1/71
Kilkenny	£17.43	1/1/71	£2 10s per week from 1/4/70
Athlone	£18.11		£1.70 per week from 1/1/71
Mullingar	£16.95
Galway	£18.25	1/1/71	£2 10s 4d per week from 1/4/70
			£1.70 per week from 1/1/71
The above employees are paid the rates applicable to Roadworkers employed by the County Councils in the areas concerned except in Athlone, Clonme and the Cobh area where they are related for pay purposes to the local Urban Council or Corporation labourers.
Caretakers
Magazine Fort	£17.43
Waterford, Dundalk and Dún Uí Mheachair	£16.95		£2 10s per week from 1/4/70	50p per week from 31/5/71
			10s per week from 7/9/70
Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bríde, Nenagh, Rockgrove	£16.70	1/1/71	£1.20 per week from 1/1/71
Knockalisheen, Garnagh, Castlebar, Longford, Finner Camp	£16.70	1/1/71	£2 10s per week from 1/4/70	50p per week from 31/5/71
			10s per week from 7/9/70
			£1.20 per week from 1/1/71
Herds
Glen of Imaal	£16.80	1/1/71
Land Stewards
Baldonnel	£17.70
Kilworth Camp	£16.80	do.	do.
Head Bailiff, Curragh	£20.90
Under Bailiffs, Curragh	£17.80
Rangewardens
Ticknock	£17.20	1/1/71
Kilbride, Kilpeddar Cahir, Kinsale and Youghal	£16.80	£2 10s. per week from 1/4/70	50p per week from 31/5/71
Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore	£16.80	10s. per week from 7/9/70
Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh	£16.45	£1.20 per week from 1/1/71
†Curragh Training Camp	£17.85	31/5/71	8s 4d per week from 1/1/70
			15s per week from 6/4/70
			5s per week from 1/7/70
			15s per week from 17/9/70
			£1.00 per week from 1/1/71
			21p per week from 22/2/71
			85p per week from 31/5/71
			(Kildare County Council Roadworkers' increases).
Chefs
Dublin City and Baldonnel	£19.42	1/3/71	£2 8s per week from 1/5/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Curragh	£19.42	1/3/71	£2 0s 9d per week from 1/5/70
			7s 3d per week from 4/7/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Cork and Limerick	£17.48	14/9/70	£2 10s per week from 14/9/70	£1.00 per week from 1/10/71
Athlone	£17.94	1/3/71	£2 8s per week from 1/5/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Waiters
Dublin City	£17.90 (boarded)	1/3/71	£2 8s per week from 1/5/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Baldonnel and Curragh	£18.55 (not boarded)		£2 8s per week from 1/5/70
			4s 6d per week from 4/7/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Cork	£15.45 (boarded)£15.15 (boarded and accommodated)	14/9/70	£2 10s per week from 14/9/70	£1.00 per week from 1/10/71
Athlone	£16.77	1/3/71	£2 8s per week from 1/5/70
			£1.60 per week from 1/3/71
Hospital Domestic Staff
(1) St. Bricin's
Female Cook	£14.36	1/10/70	£2 5s per week from 1/4/70
Maids	£13.86	5s per week from 24/9/70
Wardsmaids	£13.86	£1 16s per week from 1/10/70
(2) Curragh
Female Cooks	1 at £14.82, 2 at £14.27	1/1/71	£2 per week from 1/4/70
Maids	£13.95	£1.35 per week from 1/1/71
Wardsmaids	£13.75
(3) Cork
Wardsmaids	£13.68	5/2/71	£1 17s 6d per week from 8/5/70
			£1.13 per week from 5/2/71
Dark Room Attendant, St. Bricin's Hospital	£17.79	1/1/71	£2 10s per week from 1/4/70
			£1.50 per week from 1/1/71
Classes whose pay is adjusted in accordance with increases granted in the Civil Service.
*Messengers	£18.70 to £19.55	1/1/71	£2 10s per week from 1/4/70
			£1.70 per week from 1/1/71
*Clerks Grade II Dublin	£21.35 to £24.65	1/1/71	New scales introduced from 1/4/70 plus 7% (min. 30s) from 1/4/70 and 10% (min. £1.75) from 1/1/71.
* ,, Grade II elsewhere	£20.40 to £24.10
* ,, Grade III Dublin	£16.55 to £23.55
* ,, Grade III elsewhere	£16.10 to £23.00
*Typists Dublin	£12.09 to £14.65	1/1/71
* ,, elsewhere	£11.70 to £14.23	£1 10s per week from 1/4/70	Claim under consideration
*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists, Dublin	£12.98 to £15.83	£1.75 per week from 1/1/71
*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists elsewhere	£12.54 to £15.34
*Costing Clerk	£26.15	1/1/71	New rate introduced from 1/4/70 plus 7% (min. 30s) from 1/4/70 and 10% (min. £1.75) from 1/1/71.
*Estimating and Costing Clerks	£26.80
*Draughtsmen	£16.25 to £28.10	1/1/71	New scales introduced from 1/4/70 plus 7% (min. 30s) from 1/4/70 and 10% (min. £1.75) from 1/1/71.
Female Cleaners	£12.95	1/1/71	£2 10s from 1/4/70
			£1.70 from 1/1/71
Bath House Attendants
Dublin and Cork	£13.30	1/1/71	£2 10s. from 1/4/70
Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny			£1.70 from 1/1/71
Telephone Operators
Dublin	£19.45	1/1/71
Kildare	£19.70	do.
Curragh (Female)	£17.85
Haulbowline	£19.25

NOTES: In addition to the basic weekly wages shown—

(i) Service Pay (25p to £1.00 men: 20p to 80p women) is payable to all classes except those marked †:

(ii) a differential of 35p is payable, after 6 months service, to the classes marked *.