Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 13 Dec 1977

Vol. 302 No. 8

Written Answers. - County Council Employees.

195.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the revised rates of pay of county council storemen following the implementation of the 2nd Phase of the 1977 National Wage Agreement, in the form of a reply of 24th May, 1977.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

The following is the information as supplied by the local authorities.

County Council	Current weekly wage rate
Carlow	None
Cavan	£51.66
Clare	£50.36 Class II£53.09 Class I
Cork	*£47.79
Donegal	None
Dublin	£50.99 to £53.14 Roads Services£55.92 Other Services
Galway	£49.21
Kerry	£46.97 Road Services£48.71 to £49.11Other Services
Mildare	£47.78 MaterialStores£48.80 MachineryStores
Kilkenny	* £47.79
Laois	£44.53 to £48.46
Leitrim	£48.42
Limerick	£44.72
Longford	£51.50
Louth	£48.24
Mayo	£52.52
Meath	* £45.18 (Scurlogstown Stores)
Monaghan	£50.36
Offaly	£48.47
Roscommon	None
Sligo	£47.66 to £50.23
Tipperary Nr.	£46.60
Tipperary Sr.	£49.94
Waterford	£53.68
Westmeath	£46.81
Wexford	£51.66
Wicklow	£50.65

* The rates, which have been supplied by the local authorities, are effective from the 1st November, 1977 with the exception of those marked with an asterisk, which are "early starters" under the National Wage Agreements and are effective from the 1st September, 1977.

196.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the rates of pay applicable to county council gangers, foremen and overseers on implementation of the 2nd phase of the 1977 National Wage Agreement and indicating the weekly pay for the 1st phase where 2nd phase figures are not available, in the form of a reply of 23rd March, 1977.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

The following is the information as furnished by each county council and includes the 2nd Phase, Employer-Trade Union National agreement 1977 in each case.

	Current weekly wage rates
County Council	(a) Ganger	(b) Foreman	(c) Overseer
Carlow		£48.73		£51.96		£55.05
Cavan		£48.45		£51.67	Class 1	£55.81
					Class 2	£54.81
Clare		£46.57	Class 1	£51.78		£54.94
			Class 2	£50.36
Cork		Nil		£52.62		£55.87
Donegal		£49.16		£52.33		£55.45
Dublin	Minimum	£50.99		£54.18
	Maximum	£53.14		£56.24		£59.61
Galway	City	£51.62		£54.83		£58.2
	Rural	£48.82		£52.06		£55.21
Kerry	Class I	£47.51		£52.43		£55.56
	Class 2	£47.18
Urban Tralee		£51.31		£55.77		£59.04
Urban Killarney		£52.23		£55.77		£59.04
Urban Listowel		£50.66		Nil		£57.21
Kildare		£47.40		£50.36		£53.37
Kilkenny	Rural	£48.69		Nil		£55.02
	Urban	£50.24		Nil		£56.54
Laois		£48.46		£51.62		£54.79
Leitrim		£48.42		£51.60		£54.82
Limerick		£48.57		£51.86		£54.91
Longford		£48.33		£51.50		£54.73
Louth		£48.40		£51.62		£54.75
Drogheda Area		—		—		£56.60
Mayo		£48.82		£52.00		£55.12
Meath		£48.49		£51.54		£54.82
		£46.94
	(under 6 men)
Monaghan		£47.83		£50.36		£54.96
Offaly		£48.47		£51.67		£54.80
Roscommon		£48.37		£51.59		£54.74
Sligo		£48.44		£51.61		£54.77
Tipperary N.R.		£49.77		£52.96		£56.09
Tipperary S.R.		£48.87		£52.11		£55.22
Waterford		£48.48		£51.71		£54.83
Westmeath	Rural	£48.37		£51.54		£54.75
	Urban	£49.22
Wexford		£48.46		£51.66		£54.79
Wicklow		£49.12		£52.35		£55.45
			(Assistant Road Overseer)

The rates shown are those applicable from 1st November, 1977, with the exception of Cork County Council rates where rate applies from 1st September, 1977.