asked the Taoiseach the current rates of pay of forestry workers, agricultural workers and county council workers, in the form of a reply of 6th November, 1974.
Written Answers. - Workers' Pay Rates and Allowances.
266.
The following statement gives for each county the present (a) basic weekly time rate of wages paid to forestry workers for a 40-hour week (b) weekly rates of wages (excluding service pay) paid by county councils to road labourers for a 40-hour week and (c) minimum weekly rates payable to adult male agricultural workers under the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) (No. 2) Order, 1974. These rates apply to a 44-hour week in the period November to February inclusive and to a 50-hour week during the remainder of the year. In the case of forestry workers an incentive bonus is payable in addition to the basic weekly time rates.
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County |
Forestry workers |
Road Labourers |
Adult male agricultural workers |
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
|
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Carlow |
30.01 |
30.71 |
26.80 |
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Dublin |
30.73 |
33.96 |
27.20 |
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Kildare |
30.34 |
31.36 |
26.80 |
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Kilkenny |
30.01 |
30.57 |
26.80 |
|
Laoighis |
30.01 |
30.41 |
26.80 |
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Longford |
30.01 |
30.34 |
26.45 |
|
Louth |
30.01 |
30.39 |
26.80 |
|
Meath |
30.01 |
30.46 |
26.80 |
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Offaly |
30.01 |
30.42 |
26.80 |
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Westmeath |
30.01 |
30.34 |
26.80 |
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Wexford |
30.01 |
30.41 |
26.80 |
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Wicklow |
30.34 |
30.94 |
26.80(i) |
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Clare |
30.01 |
30.51 |
26.45(ii) |
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Cork |
30.01 |
30.22 |
26.80 (iii) |
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Kerry |
30.01 |
31.00 |
26.45 |
|
Limerick |
30.01 |
30.55 |
26.80 |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
30.01 |
31.38 |
26.80 |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
30.01 |
30.73 |
26.80 |
|
Waterford |
30.01 |
30.42 |
26.80 |
|
Galway |
30.01 |
30.43 |
26.45 |
|
Leitrim |
30.01 |
30.45 |
26.45 |
|
Mayo |
30.01 |
30.68 |
26.45 |
|
Roscommon |
30.01 |
30.40 |
26.45 |
|
Sligo |
30.01 |
30.45 |
26.45 |
|
Cavan |
30.01 |
30.42 |
26.45 |
|
Donegal |
30.01 |
31.00 |
26.45 |
|
Monaghan |
30.01 |
30.54 |
26.45 |
(i) Rate of £27.20 per week in the Urban District of Bray.
(ii) Rate of £26.80 per week in the D.E.Ds of Ballyglass and Cappavilla.
(iii) Rate of £27.20 per week in Cork County Borough and certain D.E.Ds adjacent to the city and the Urban District of Cobh; rate of £26.45 per week in the Western portion of the County as defined in the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) (No. 2) Order, 1974.
268.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will give particulars of the subsistence and travelling allowances of workers employed by the Office of Public Works in the form of a reply of 24th November, 1971.
The current rates of subsistence and travelling allowances for the grades in question are as follows:
SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES.
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Category of Employee |
Rate |
Remarks |
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Night or 24 hour allowances |
Day Allowances |
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Normal |
Reduced |
Detention |
10 hours or more |
7 hours and less than 10 hours |
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Engineer Grade I and IIEngineer Grade III |
£7.04£6.32 |
£6.48£5.41 |
£3.52£3.16 |
£2.35£2.11 |
£1.11£0.95 |
Normal rate is payable for the first 7 nightsof a visit of inspection and the first fourteen nights of a temporary transfer where a stay of not more than 14 nights is foreseen. |
|
Foreman and Work Study Assessor |
£5.29 |
£4.37 |
£2.64 |
£1.76 |
£0.91 |
Reduced rates are payable from the 8th to the 28th night of a visit of inspection or the first fourteen nights of a temporary transfer, where a stay of more than fourteen nights is foreseen. |
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Detention rate is payable for the second 28 nights of a visit of inspection and the second fourteen nights of a temporary transfer. |
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Industrial Employees under the Grades of Foreman and Work Study Assessor |
£3.74 a night for 3 nights |
For an absence extending over the dinner interval £0.78. |
After the 28th night “Country money” of £12.50 a week is payable. Where it is foreseen that a temporary transfer will be of longer duration than 28 days, country money is paid from the start in lieu of industrial subsistence rates. |
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£2.48 a night for 4th to 14th. |
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£1.87 a night for 15th to the 28th |
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For an absence after dinner extending beyond the limits imposed by the Conditions of Employ- ment Act (5 hrs.) or the Road Traffic Act (5½ hrs.) whichever is appropriate, £0.60. |
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Horse Power of car |
Motor Mileage Rates for all Grades Initial Rates(for mileage up to 4,000 a year) |
Reduced Rates(for mileage in excess of 4,000 a year) |
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£ |
£ |
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Under 10 h.p. |
0.097 |
0.047 |
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10 h.p. and less than 12 h.p. |
0.109 |
0.052 |
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12 h.p. and over |
0.129 |
0.060 |
269.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will give particulars of pay on State farms in the form of a reply of 6th November, 1974 relating to conditions in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Following is the information requested:
County Dublin
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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Centre |
Grade |
Basic Wage |
Allowance in addition to Basic Wage |
Last Wage Increase |
Overtime rates |
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Amount |
Operative Date |
Week- days |
Sundays |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Abbotstown Farm |
Farm Foreman |
41.86 |
3.81 |
1st March, 1975 |
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Gardener |
44.12 |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
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Tractor Driver |
32.98 |
2.30(10% on basic) |
3.30 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.36 |
1.81½ |
|
|
Lorry Driver (vehicle 6 ton or more) |
36.58 |
3.29 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.37 |
1.83 |
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Lorry Driver (vehicle under 3 ton) |
35.85 |
3.23 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.34½ |
1.79½ |
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|
Labourer |
32.98 |
3.00 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.23½ |
1.65 |
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|
Backweston Farm |
Farm Foreman |
41.36 |
3.81 |
1st March, 1975 |
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Granary Foreman |
41.86 |
3.81 |
1st March, 1975 |
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|
Handyman |
32.98 |
2.88 |
3.59 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.34½ |
1.79½ |
|
|
Tractor Driver |
32.98 |
3.30(10% on basic) |
3.30 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.36 |
1.81½ |
|
|
Lorry Driver (vehicle 6 ton or more) |
36.58 |
3.29 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.37 |
1.83 |
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|
Labourer |
32.98 |
3.00 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.23½ |
1.65 |
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|
Herd |
32.98 |
3.30 |
3.30 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.36 |
1.81½ |
|
|
(10% on basic) |
Counties other than County Dublin
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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Centre |
Grade |
Basic Wage |
Allowance in addition to Basic Wage |
Last Wage Increase |
Overtime rates |
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|
Amount |
Operative Date |
Week- days |
Sundays |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Munster Institute |
Farm Foreman |
39.79 |
3.62 |
1st March, 1975 |
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Gardener |
44.12 |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
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Engineman |
32.31 |
1.77 |
3.10 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.28 |
1.70½ |
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|
Tractor Driver |
32.31 |
3.23(10% on basic) |
3.23 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.33½ |
1.77½ |
|
|
Cattleman |
32.31 |
3.23(10% on basic) |
3.23 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.33½ |
1.77½ |
|
|
Labourer |
32.31 |
3.23(10% on basic) |
2.94 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.21 |
1.61½ |
|
|
Mellowes College Athenry |
Farm Foreman |
38.51 |
3.50 |
1st March, 1975 |
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|
Gardener |
44.12 |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
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|
Tractor Driver |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72½ |
|
|
Cattleman |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72½ |
|
|
Labourer |
31.33 |
2.85 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.17½ |
1.56½ |
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|
Poultry Assistant |
27.46 |
2.50 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.03 |
1.37½ |
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|
Watchman |
31.33 |
1.15 |
2.95 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.22 |
1.62½ |
|
|
Agricultural College Ballyhaise |
Farm Foreman |
38.51 |
3.50 |
1st March, 1975 |
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Gardener |
44.12 |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
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|
Lorry Driver |
35.34 |
3.19 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.32½ |
1.76½ |
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|
Tractor Driver |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72½ |
|
|
Engineman |
31.33 |
1.57 |
2.99 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.23½ |
1.64½ |
|
|
Labourer |
31.33 |
2.85 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.17½ |
1.56½ |
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Cattleman |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72½ |
|
|
Pigman |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72½ |
|
|
Watchman |
31.33 |
1.15 |
2.95 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.22 |
1.62½ |
|
|
Agricultural College Clonakilty |
Farm Foreman |
38.51 |
3.50 |
1st March, 1975 |
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Gardener |
44.12 |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
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|
Cattleman |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72 |
|
|
Tractor Driver |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72 |
|
|
Labourer |
31.33 |
2.85 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.17½ |
1.56½ |
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|
Pigman |
31.33 |
3.13(10% on basic) |
3.13 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.29 |
1.72 |
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|
Agricultural and Horti- cultural College |
Handyman |
31.78 |
1.44 |
3.02 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.24½ |
1.66 |
|
Kildalton |
Tractor Driver |
31.78 |
3.18(10% on basic) |
3.18 |
1st March 1975 |
1.31 |
1.75 |
|
Lorry Driver |
35.34 |
3.19 |
1st April 1975 |
1.32½ |
1.76½ |
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|
Labourer |
31.78 |
2.89 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.19 |
1.59 |
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Potato Farm Raphoe |
Labourer |
31.33 |
2.89 |
1st March, 1975 |
1.17½ |
1.56½ |
Notes: (1) Except in the case of Gardener and Lorry Driver who received the first phase of the National Agreement 1975 on 1st April, 1975 the last wage increase (Column 5 above) represents the threshold increase payable under the National Agreement 1974.
The first phase of the National Agreement, 1975 will apply to the workers other than Gardeners and Lorry Drivers from 1st June, 1975.
(2) All employees in the above grades qualify for service pay at the rate of £0.25, £0.50, £0.75 and £1.00 weekly after 5, 10, 15 and 20 years respectively.
(3) The Engineman at the Munster Institute receives an additional weekly allowance of £0.75 during the heating season.
270.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will give particulars of the wages payable to employees in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin, in the form of a reply of 6th November 1974.
Following is the information requested:
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
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|
Grade |
Basic Wage |
Allowance in addition to basic wage |
Last wage increase |
Overtime rates |
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|
Amount |
Operative Date |
Week-day hours up to midnight |
Sunday and week-day hours after midnight |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
Assistant |
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|
Foreman |
45.89 |
— |
3.40 |
1st April 1975 |
1.72 |
2.29½ |
|
Gardener |
44.12 |
— |
3.27 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.65½ |
2.20½ |
|
Handyman |
38.10 |
2.18 |
2.98 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.51 |
2.01½ |
|
Tractor Driver |
38.10 |
1.82 |
2.96 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.49½ |
1.99½ |
|
Label Printer |
38.10 |
0.625 |
2.82 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.43 |
1.90½ |
|
Labourer |
38.10 |
— |
2.82 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.43 |
1.90½ |
|
Constable |
37.88 |
— |
2.81 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.42 |
1.89½ |
|
Gatekeeper |
37.88 |
— |
2.81 |
1st April, 1975 |
1.42 |
1.89½ |
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Night |
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|
Watchman |
32.84 |
— |
2.99 |
1st March, 1975 |
— |
— |
Note: The last wage increase (Col. 4 above) represented the first phase of the 1975 National Agreement except in the case of the Night Watchman who received the Threshold Increase under the 1974 Agreement on the date shown. His first phase increase under the 1975 Agreement will apply from 1st June 1975.
Service Pay:
All employees in the above grades qualify for service pay at the rate of £0.25, £0.50, £0.75 and £1.00 weekly after 5, 10, 15 and 20 years respectively.
Holidays:
All employees in the above grades are allowed three weeks annual holidays in addition to the usual public holidays.
271.
asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of the subsistence and travelling allowances applicable to workers in the Forestry Division of his Department in the form of a reply of 24th November 1971.
Cavan): Forest workers are not normally required to travel outside their forest headquarters. If required to travel, e.g. as a lorry helper, a worker would qualify for the subsistence rates applicable to the driver as shown in table below.
Machine operators and trappers who transfer from forest to forest are paid a commuted allowance of £8 a week if working 10 miles or more away from their homes. Transfer expenses in their case are normally paid at public transport rate.
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Class |
Overnight Rate |
Day Rate |
|
Lorry Driver |
£3.74 a night for |
For absences extending over dinner interval 78p For an absence after dinner extending beyond the limit imposed by the Conditions of Employment Act or the Road Traffic Act — 60p |
|
3 nights |
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£2.48 a night for |
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4-14 nights |
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£1.87 a night for |
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15-28 nights |