Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 Oct 1976

Vol. 293 No. 3

Written Answers. - Department of Defence Pay Rates.

91.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Defence the present rate of pay under the National Wage Agreement, 1976, of the industrial grades in his Department listed in a reply on 10th February, 1976.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Donegan)

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

	(1)	(2)
Category	Present Rate	Operative Date
	Per week
†Classes paid building labouvers' rate:
Dublin City, Dublin County, Cork City, Ballincollig, Haulbowling Cork Harbour Forts, Spike Island, Bere Island, Fremoy, Kilworth, Limerick and Knockalisheen	£44.33	1st June, 1976
Curragh Training camp	£42.85	do.
Galway, Gormanston, Dundalk and Kilkenny	£43.46	do.
Coolmoney camp, Clonmel, Mullingar and Athlone	43.09	do.
Tralee, Lahinch, finner Camp, Rokhill, Fort Dunree, Longford, Lifford, Kildare Town and Naas	£42.79	do.
†Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments in buildings laboures' rates but who are paid less than building labourers:
Pioneer (Cork City)	£42.71	1st June, 1976
Pioneer (Limerick City)	£42.38	do.
Sacristan (Curragh Camp)	£41.54	do.
Caretaker (Arbour Hill)	£40.88	do.
Labourer (Medical Crops)	£42.66	do.
Helper (Medical Crops)	£43.11	do.
†Naval Dockyard (shipbuilding) employees:
Riggers	£46.73	do.
Labourer	£45.05	do.
Trades helper	£46.25	do.
†Crew members:
3rd engineers	£49.53	do.
Leading strokes	£46.99	do.
Seaman	£44.65	do.
†Cater:
Kilworth	£43.87	do.
†Pioneers (other than in cork and Limerick Cities):
Dublin	£44.33	do.
Ballincolig, Fermoy and Kilworth	£39.08	do.
Haulbowline and Spike Island	£39.47	do.
Hospital Domestic Staff:
Wardsmaids (Cork)	£35.86 to £37.06 After 5 years' service	do.
Watchmen:
Haulbowline	£43.23	1 August, 1976
†Pioneers:
Gormanston	£41.28	do.
Kilkenny	£42.72	do.
Athlone	£43.80	do
Mullingar	£41.94	do.
Galway	£44.03	do.
Clonmel	£42.67	do.
Caretakers (other than Arbour Hill):
Magazine Fort	£42.42
Waterford and Dún Uí Mheachair	£41.97	do.
Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bríde, Nenagh, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar	£42.58	do.
Herds:
Glen of Imaal	£41.74	do.
Land stewards:
Baldonnel	£43.17	do.
Kilworth Camp	£41.74	do.
Head Bailiff, Curragh	£48.34	do.
Under Bailiffs, Curragh	£43.34	do.
Rangewardens:
Ticknock	£42.39	do.
Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale, Youghal, Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore	£41.74	do.
Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh	£41.17	do.
Chefs:
Dublin, Baldonnel and Curragh	£45.77	1st August, 1976
Athlone	£42.77	do.
Waiters:
Dublin City (Bparded)	£42.71	do.
Baldonnel and Curragh	£43.76	do.
Athlone	£40.88	do.
Kitchen and mess helpers (Dublin and Baldonnel):
Male workers (at 16 years to 21 years and over)	£20.78 to£41.56	do.
Female workers (18 years and over)	£31.48	do.
Kitchen and mess helpers (Cork):
Male workers	£37.69	22nd September, 1976
Female workers	£28.89	3rd August, 1976
Hospital domestic staff, Curragh:
Female cooks	£38.23 to £39.13	1st August, 1976
Maids	£37.70	do.
Wardsmaids	£37.38	do.
Dark room attendant St. Bricin's Hospital:	£44.49	1st September, 1976
Clerical classes:
*Clerks Grade II	£51.51 to £58.93	1st August, 1976
*Clerks Grade III	£43.25 to £56.80	do.
*Typists	£36.28 to £43.61	do.
*Shorthand typists and clerk typists	£37.54 to £45.49	do.
*Costing clerks	£56.13	do.
*Estimating and costing clerks	£57.23	do.
*Draughtsmen	£41.92 to 69.29	do.
Telephone operators:
Dublin (at or under 20 years of age)	£39.44	do.
Dublin (at 25 years of age and over)	£47.63	do.
Kildare	£43.27	do.
Curragh (female operator)	£43.27	do.
Haulbowline	£47.14	do.
Messengers:
Haulbowline	£44.95 to £47.68	do.
Female cleaners:
Dublin	£35.96	do.
Bath-house attendants:
Dublin and Cork	£36.52	do.
Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny	£36.11	do.
chefs:
Cork and Limerick	£40.80	do.
Waiters:
Cork (Boarded)	£40.80	do.
Cork (Boarded and Accommodated)	£40.31	do.
Hospital domestic staff, St. Bricin's Hospital:
Female cook	£37.00	1st October, 1976
Maids and wardsmaids	£36.21	do.
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	£49.57	1st August, 1976
†Roads labourers, Curragh	£40.52	do.
†Labourer, Cavalry Corps, Curragh	£40.85	do.
†Pioneers, Curragh, Kildare and Naas	£40.39	do.
Rangewarden, Curragh	£41.21	do.

Notes:—In addition to the basic weekly wages shown—

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

(ii) a differential of 53p per week is payable after six months' service to classes marked†.