Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 6 Apr 1976

Vol. 289 No. 7

Written Answers. - Industrial Grades Pay Rates.

85.

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, together with the lowest and highest rate in the scale payable to construction industry craftsmen at each of the several locations.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Donegan)

Craftsmen employed by this Department at all locations are paid the same scale of pay which ranges from £47.79 per week at the minimum to £53.87 per week at the maximum with effect from 1st January, 1976.

The remaining information sought by the Deputy is given in the table beneath.

	(1)	(2)
Category	Present Rate	Operative Date
	Per Week
†Classes paid building labourers' 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	1st January, 1976
Galway, Gormanstor, 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 labourers' 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	,,
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	£46.18	1st March, 1976
†Roads Labourers, Curragh	£37.40	,,
†Labourer, Cavalry Corps, Curragh	£37.72	,,
†Pioneers, Curragh, Kildare and Naas	£37.27	,,
Rangewarden, Curragh	£38.07	,,
†Naval Dockyard (Shipbuilding) Employees:
Riggers	£43.43	1st January, 1976
Labourer	£41.80	,,
Trades Helper	£43.00	,,
†Crew Members:
3rd Engineers	£46.15	,,
Leading Stokers	£43.68	,,
Seamen	£41.41	,,
†Carter:
Kilworth	£40.65	,,
†Pioneers (other than in Cork and Limerick Cities):
Dublin	£41.10	,,
Ballincollig, Fermoy and Kilworth	£36.00	,,
Haulbowline and Spike Island	£36.38	,,
Hospital Domestic Staff:
Wardsmaids (Cork)	£32.87 to£34.04 after 5 years' service	1st April, 1976
Watchmen, Haulbowline	£39.40	1st March, 1976
†Pioneers:
Gormanston	£37.53	,,
Kilkenny	£38.91	,,
Athlone	£39.96	,,
Mullingar	£38.17	,,
Galway	£40.18	,,
Clonmel	£38.87	,,
Caretakers (other than Arbour Hill):
Magazine Fort	£38.63	,,
Waterford and Dún Uí Mheachair	£38.20	,,
Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bride, Nenagh, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar	£37.81	,,
Herds:
Glen of Imaal	£37.98	,,
Land Stewards:
Baldonnel	£39.34	,,
Kilworth Camp	£37.98	,,
Head Bailiff, Curragh	£44.34	,,
Under Bailiffs, Curragh	£39.52	,,
Rangewardens:
Ticknock
Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale, Youghal, Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore	£38.60£37.98	,,
Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh	£37.42	,,
Chefs:
Dublin, Baldonnel and Curragh	£41.86	,,
Athlone	£38.96	,,
Waiters:
Dublin City (Boarded)	£38.90	,,
Baldonnel and Curragh	£39.92	,,
Athlone	£37.15	,,
Kitchen and Mess Helpers (Dublin and Baldonnel):
Male Workers (at 16 years to 21 years and over)	£18.90 to	,,
	£37.80
Female Workers (18 years and over)	£27.93	,,
Cork:
Male Workers	£33.14	22nd January, 1976
Female Workers	£25.37	1st March, 1976
Hospital Domestic Staff, Curragh:
Female Cooks	£34.57 to£35.46	1st March, 1976
Maids	£34.08	,,
Wardsmaids	£33.77	,,
Dark Room Attendant, St. Bricin's Hospital	£41.25	1st April, 1976
Clerical Classes:
*Clerks, Grade II	£47.43 to£54.60	1st March, 1976
*Clerks, Grade III	£39.46 to£52.53	,,
*Typists	£32.71 to£39.81	,,
*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists	£33.92 to£41.62	,,
*Costing Clerks	£51.85	,,
*Estimating and Costing Clerks	£52.91	,,
*Draughtsmen	£38.16 to£64.60	,,
Telephone Operators:
Dublin (at or under 20 years of age)	£35.75	,,
Dublin (at 25 years of age and over)	£43.65	,,
Kildare	£44.05	,,
Curragh (Female Operator)	£39.45	,,
Haulbowline	£43.18	,,
Messengers:
Haulbowline	£41.08 to£43.69	,,
Female Cleaners:
Dublin	£32.39	,,
Bath-House Attendants:
Dublin and Cork	£32.93	,,
Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny	£32.54	,,
Chefs:
Cork and Limerick	£39.11	22nd January, 1976
Waiters:
Cork (Boarded)	£36.06	,,
Cork (Boarded and Accommodated)	£35.60	,,
Hospital Domestic Staff, St. Bricin's Hospital:
Female Cook	£33.05	1st November, 1975
Maids and Wardsmaids	£32.31	,,

NOTES: In addition to the basic weekly wages shown—

(i) Service pay (25p to £1.00 per week) as appropriate is payable to all classes except those marked *;

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