Vol. 277 No. 4
asked the Minister for Local Government if, in respect of the specific category of road workers in each county council, he will give particulars of weekly pay increases under the national wage agreement, 1974 as follows: (a) the pre-1974 agreement rate (b) the first phase (c) the second phase (d) the present rate and its operative date and (e) the estimated threshold increase.
155.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give particulars of the latest pay increase per week for road workers in each county under the national wage agreement, the present rate of wages and the operative date.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together.
Following is the information requested:
|
County Council |
Pre 1974 Agreement Rate |
First Phase increase |
Second Phase increase |
Present Rate |
Operative date |
Estimated threshold increase |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Carlow |
22.81 |
2.87 |
2.24 |
27.92 |
1/12/74 |
2.79 |
|
Cavan |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.65 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Clare |
22.65 |
2.86 |
2.23 |
27.74 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Cork |
23.16 |
2.68 |
1.63 |
30.22 |
1/1/75 |
2.75* |
|
Donegal |
23.04 |
2.89 |
2.25 |
28.18 |
1/12/74 |
2.82 |
|
Dublin |
25.25 |
3.10 |
2.36 |
30.71 |
” |
3.07 |
|
Galway |
22.58 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.66 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Kerry |
23.04 |
2.89 |
2.25 |
28.18 |
” |
2.82 |
|
Kildare |
23.41 |
1.79 |
2.55 |
28.50 |
” |
2.85 |
|
0.75 |
||||||
|
Kilkenny |
22.70 |
2.86 |
2.23 |
27.79 |
” |
2.78 |
|
Laois |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.65 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Leitrim |
22.60 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.68 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Limerick |
22.68 |
2.86 |
2.23 |
27.77 |
” |
2.78 |
|
Longford |
22.52 |
2.84 |
2.22 |
27.58 |
” |
2.76 |
|
Louth |
22.55 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.63 |
” |
2.76 |
|
Mayo |
22.78 |
2.87 |
2.24 |
27.89 |
” |
2.79 |
|
Meath |
22.61 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.69 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Monaghan |
22.67 |
2.86 |
2.23 |
27.76 |
” |
2.78 |
|
Offaly |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.65 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Roscommon |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.64 |
” |
2.76 |
|
Sligo |
22.61 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.69 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Tipperary N. R. |
23.35 |
2.92 |
2.26 |
28.53 |
” |
2.85 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
22.83 |
2.87 |
2.24 |
27.94 |
” |
2.79 |
|
Waterford |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.65 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Westmeath |
22.52 |
2.84 |
2.22 |
27.58 |
” |
2.76 |
|
Wexford |
22.57 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
27.65 |
” |
2.77 |
|
Wicklow |
22.98 |
2.90 |
2.25 |
28.13 |
” |
2.81 |
* Actual threshold increase as from 1st January, 1975.
The 2nd phase increase for Cork County Council road workers applied as from 1st July, 1974 because of a local agreement made in 1970.
The variation in the increases shown for Kildare County Council is due to the termination of a "house agreement" with the unions (on the recommendation of the Employer-Labour Conference). As a result roadworkers' wages in Kildare now attract National Agreement increases simultaneously with, and on the same basis as, those in County Councils generally. Under the local agreement the increase of £2.55 was payable from 1/7/74 while that of £0.75 was payable from 1/12/74.
