Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Feb 1976

Vol. 287 No. 9

Written Answers. - Department of Defence Employees.

65.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Defence the present rate of pay of industrial grades in his Department listed in a reply of 16th December, 1975.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Donegan)

The information sought by the Deputy is given in the following table:

Category	Present Rate (1)	Operative Date (2)
	per week
†Classes paid Building Trade Labourers' Rate, or a differential over that rate.
Dublin City, Dublin County, Cork City, Ballincollig, Haulbowline, Cork Harbour Forts, Spike Island, Bere Island, Fermoy, Kilworth, Limerick and Knockalisheen	£41.10	1st January, 1976
Curragh Training Camp	£39.66	,,
Galway, Gormanston, Dundalk and Kilkenny	£40.25	,,
Coolmoney Camp, Clonmel, Mullingar and Athlone	£39.89	,,
Tralee, Lahinch, Finner Camp, Rockhill, Fort Dunree, Longford, Lifford, Kildare Town and Naas	£39.60	,,
†Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments in Building Trade rates but who are paid less than Building Labourers
Pioneer (Cork City)	£39.52	,,
Pioneer (Limerick City)	£39.20	,,
Sacristan	£38.39	,,
Caretaker (Arbour Hill)	£37.75	,,
Labourer (Medical Corps)	£39.48	,,
Helper (Medical Corps)	£39.91	,,
†Naval Dockyard (Shipbuilding) Employees
Riggers	£43.43	,,
Labourer	£41.80	,,
Trades Helper	£43.00	,,
†Crew Members
3rd Engineers	£46.15	,,
Leading Stokers	£43.68	,,
Seaman	£41.41	,,
†Carter
Kilworth	£40.65	,,
†Pioneers (other than in Cork and Limerick Cities)
Dublin	£41.10	1st January, 1976
Ballincollig, Fermoy and Kilworth	£36.00	,,
Haulbowline and Spike Island	£36.38	,,
Hospital Domestic Staff Wardsmaids (Cork)	£32.29 to £33.46 after 5 years' service	,,
Watchmen Haulbowline	£38.33	1st December, 1975
†Pioneers
Gormanston	£36.51	,,
Kilkenny	£37.85	,,
Athlone	£38.87	,,
Mullingar	£37.13	,,
Galway	£39.09	,,
Clonmel	£37.81	,,
Caretakers (other than Arbour Hill)
Magazine Fort	£37.58	,,
Waterford and Dún Uí Mheachair	£37.16	,,
Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bride, Nenagh, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar	£36.78	,,
Ballincollig	£25.04	,,
Herds
Glen of Imaal	£36.95	,,
Land Stewards
Baldonnel	£38.27	,,
Kilworth Camp	£36.95	,,
Head Bailiff, Curragh	£43.13	,,
Under Bailiffs, Curragh	£38.44	,,
Rangewardens
Ticknock	£37.55	,,
Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale, Youghal, Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore	£36.95	,,
Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh	£36.40	,,
Chefs
Dublin, Baldonnel and Curragh	£40.72	,,
Athlone	£37.90	,,
Waiters
Dublin City (Boarded)	£37.84	,,
Baldonnel and Curragh	£38.83	,,
Athlone	£36.14	,,
Kitchen and Mess Helpers (Dublin and Baldonnel)
Male Workers (at 16 years to 21 years and over)	£18.39 to £36.77	,,
Female Workers (18 years and over)	£27.17	,,
Cork
Male Workers	£33.14	22nd January, 1976
Female Workers	£24.68	1st December, 1975
Hospital Domestic Staff, Curragh
Female Cooks	£33.63 to £34.49	,,
Maids	£33.15	,,
Wardsmaids	£32.85	,,
Dark Room Attendant, St. Bricin's Hospital	£40.13	1st October, 1975
Clerical Classes
*Clerks Grade II	£46.14 to £53.11	1st December, 1975
*Clerks Grade III	£38.39 to £51.10	,,
*Typists	£31.82 to £38.73	,,
*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists	£33.00 to £40.49	,,
*Costing Clerks	£50.44 to £51.47	,,
*Estimating and Costing Clerks	£51.47	,,
*Draughtsmen	£37.12 to £62.84	,,
Telephone Operators
Dublin (at or under 20 years of age)	£34.78	,,
Dublin (at 25 years of age and over)	£42.46	,,
Kildare	£42.85	,,
Curragh (Female Operator)	£38.38	,,
Haulbowline	£42.00	,,
Messengers
Haulbowline	£39.96 to £42.50	,,
Female Cleaners
Dublin	£31.51	,,
Bath-House Attendants
Dublin and Cork	£32.03	,,
Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny	£31.65	,,
Chefs
Cork and Limerick	£39.11	22nd January, 1976
Waiters
Cork (Boarded)	£36.06	,,
Cork (Boarded and Accommodated)	£35.60	,,
Hosital Domestic Staff, St. Bricin's Hospital
Female Cook	£33.05	1st November, 1975
Maids and Wardsmaids	£32.31	,,
Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments made in the pay of Road-workers and Allied Grades employed by Kildare County Council
†Roads and Sanitary Supervisor, Curragh	£44.92	1st September, 1975
†Roads Labourers, Curragh	£36.38	,,
†Labourer, Cavalry Corps, Curragh	£36.69	,,
†Pioneers, Curragh, Kildare and Naas	£36.25	,,
Rangewarden, Curragh	£37.03	,,

Notes: In addition to the basic weekly wages shown—

(i) Service Pay (25p to £1.00 per week—man: 20p to 80p per week—woman) is payable to all classes except those marked*;

(ii) a differential of 51p or 50p per week as appropriate is payable after six months service to classes marked†.