Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 13 Oct 1977

Vol. 300 No. 4

Written Answers. - Industrial Grades Pay.

295.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Defence the weekly rate of pay of industrial grades under the 1st and 2nd phases of the 1977 National Wage Agreement in the form of a reply of 16th December, 1975.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Molloy)

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

	(1)	(2)
Category	Weekly Rate under Phase 1	Weekly Rate under Phase 2
	Effective Date—1st February 1977	Effective Date—1st September 1977
†Classes paid building labourers' rate:
Dublin City, Dublin County, Cork City, Ballincollig, Haulbowline, Cork Harbour Forts, Spike Island, Bere Island, Fermoy, Kilworth, Limerick, Knockalisheen, Curragh Camp, Kildare, Naas, Dundalk, Kilkenny, Galway and Coolmoney Camp.	£48.64	£50.86
Athlone, Mullingar and Clonmel	£47.75	£49.94
Tralee, Lahinch, Finner Camp, Rockhill, Fort Dunree, Longford, Lifford, Fort Duncannon, Cavan and Monaghan.	£47.37	£49.56
†Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments in Building Labourers' rates but who are paid less than Building Labourers:
Pioneer (Cork City)	£44.78	£46.90
Pioneer (Limerick City)	£44.44	£46.55
Sacristan (Curragh Camp)	£43.58	£45.67
Caretaker (Arbour Hill)	£42.90	£44.97
Labourer (Medical Corps)	£44.73	£46.85
Helper (Medical Corps)	£45.19	£47.32
†Naval Dockyard (Shipbuilding) Employees:
Riggers	£51.10	£53.38
Labourer	£49.38	£51.62
Trades Helper	£50.58	£52.82
†Crew Members:
3rd Engineers	£53.97	£56.32
Leading Stokers	£51.37	£53.65
Seamen	£48.97	£51.19
†Carter:
Kilworth	£45.97	£48.12
†Pioneers (other than in Cork and Limerick Cities)
Dublin	£48.64	£50.86
Ballincollig, Fermoy and Kilworth	£41.08	£43.11
Haulbowline and Spike Island	£41.47	£43.51
Hospital Domestic Staff:
Wardmaids (Cork)	£37.86 to £39.06 after 5 years' service	£39.86 to £41.06 after 5 years' service
	Effective date—1st April 1977
Watchmen, Haulbowline:	£45.43	Phase 2 not due until 1st November 1977
†Pioneers:
Gormanston	£43.31	,,
Kilkenny	£44.79	,,
Athlone	£45.00	,,
Mullingar	£43.99	,,
Galway	£46.13	,,
Clonmel	£44.74	,,
Caretakers (other than Arbour Hill):
Magazine Fort	£44.48	,,
Waterford and Dún Uí Mheachair	£44.02	,,
Cavan, Wexford, Fort Duncannon, Dún Teampaill Bhride, Nenagh, Knockalisheen, Carnagh, Castlebar	£43.62
Herds:
Glen of Imaal	£43.78	,,
	Effective date—1st April 1977	Phase 2 not due until 1st November 1977
Land Stewards:
Baldonnel	£45.25	,,
Kilworth Camp	£43.78	,,
Head Bailiff, Curragh	£50.55	,,
Under Bailiffs, Curragh	£45.42	,,
Rangewardens:
Ticknock	£44.45	,,
Kilbride, Kilpeddar, Cahir, Kinsale, Youghal, Dundalk, Three Castles and Templemore.	£43.78	,,
Tralee, Oranmore and Carnagh	£43.20	,,
Chefs:
Dublin, Baldonnel and Curragh	£47.91	,,
Athlone	£44.84	,,
Waiters:
Dublin City (Boarded)	£44.78	,,
Baldonnel and Curragh	£45.85	,,
Athlone	£42.90	,,
Kitchen and Mess Helpers (Dublin and Baldonnel):
Male Workers (at 16 to 21 years and over)	£21.80 to £43.60	,,
Female Workers (18 years and over)	£33.48	,,
Hospital Domestic Staff Curragh:
Female Cooks	£40.23 to £41.13	,,
Maids	£39.70	,,
Wardsmaids	£39.38	,,
Clerical Classes:
*Clerks Gr. II	£53.80 to £61.40	,,
*Clerks Gr. III	£45.33 to £59.22	,,
*Typists	£32.28 to £45.70	,,
*Shorthand Typists and Clerk Typists	£39.54 to £47.63	,,
*Costing Clerks	£64.17	,,
*Estimating and Costing Clerks	£65.41	,,
*Draughtsmen	£43.97 to £72.02	,,
	Effective date—1st April 1977	Phase 2 not due until 1st November 1977
Telephone Operators:
Dublin (at or under 20 years of age)	£41.44	,,
Dublin (at 25 years of age and over)	£49.82	,,
Kildare	£50.24	,,
Curragh (Female)	£45.35	,,
Haulbowline	£49.32	,,
Employees whose pay is varied in accordance with adjustments made in the pay of Roadworkers and Allied Grades employed by Kildare County Council:
†Roads and Sanitary Supervisor Curragh	£51.81	,,
†Roads Labourers Curragh	£42.53	,,
†Labourers, Cavalry Corps, Curragh	£42.87	,,
†Pioneers, Curragh, Kildare and Naas	£42.40	,,
†Rangewarden, Curragh	£43.24	,,
Messengers:
Haulbowline	£47.07 to £49.87	,,
Female Cleaners:
Dublin	£37.96	,,
Bath-House Attendants:
Dublin and Cork	£38.52	,,
Curragh, Limerick, Athlone and Kilkenny	£38.11	,,
	Effective date—1st May 1977	Phase 2 not due until 1st December 1977
Dark Room Attendant St. Bricin's Hospital:	£46.60
	Effective date—3rd April 1977	Phase 2 not due until 3rd November 1977
Kitchen and Mess Helpers (Cork):
Female Workers	£30.91	,,
	Effective date—22 May 1977	Phase 2 not due until 22 December 1977
Male Workers	£40.05	,,
Chefs:
Cork and Limerick	£46.17	,,
Waiters:
Cork (Boarded)	£42.82	,,
Cork (Boarded and Accommodated)	£42.32	,,
	Effective date—1 June 1977	Phase 2 not due until 1 January 1978
Hospital Domestic Staff, St. Bricin's Hospital:
Female Cook	£39.00	,,
Maids and Wardsmaids	£38.21	,,

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 55p per week is payable after six months' service to classes marked † who have not yet been paid the increase due under Phase 2 of the Agreement.

A differential of 56p per week is payable after six months' service to classes marked ‡ who have been paid the increase due under Phase 2 of the Agreement.