asked the Minister for Fisheries the number of new forest workers employed in forests for the first time (a) between July and December 1977; and (b) January and March 1978, indicating the total of new jobs in each county.
Written Answers. - Forest Workers.
256.
It is not possible to supply the information in the form requested by the Deputy. Between July and December 1977 there was a net increase of five in the number of workers employed at State forests and between January and March 1978 there was a further net increase of 112 workers. The number of workers employed is liable to fluctuation and the overall net increase of 117 since July 1977 resulted from the following county changes:
SCHEDULE.
|
County |
Increase (+) or Decrease (-) in the number of workers employed |
|
Carlow |
+4 |
|
Cavan |
-2 |
|
Clare |
+29 |
|
Cork |
+7 |
|
Donegal |
+20 |
|
Dublin |
-1 |
|
Galway |
+8 |
|
Kerry |
+8 |
|
Kildare |
-4 |
|
Kilkenny |
+11 |
|
Laois |
-1 |
|
Leitrim |
+5 |
|
Limerick |
+7 |
|
Longford |
+5 |
|
Louth |
— |
|
Mayo |
+21 |
|
Meath |
-2 |
|
Monaghan |
-1 |
|
Offaly |
-2 |
|
Roscommon |
+7 |
|
Sligo |
-7 |
|
Tipperary N. |
-3 |
|
Tipperary S. |
+3 |
|
Waterford |
-6 |
|
Westmeath |
-4 |
|
Wexford |
+6 |
|
Wicklow |
+9 |
|
+150 |
|
|
-33 |
|
|
117 |
257.
asked the Minister for Fisheries the revised rates of pay and bonus payable to forest workers and forest operators arising from the implementation of the national agreement, 1978.
Particulars are as follows:
|
Machine Operators |
Rate of Weekly pay from 1st March |
||
|
Low Loader |
£61.85 |
||
|
Lorry (under 3 tons) |
£56.87 |
||
|
Lorry (3 to 6 tons) |
£57.41 |
||
|
Lorry (6 tons and over) |
£57.90 |
||
|
Land Rover |
£56.38 |
||
|
Tractors (wheeled) |
£51.16 |
||
|
Tractors (plough) |
£53.65 |
||
|
Tractors (dozer) |
£55.71 |
||
|
Forest Workers: |
|||
|
County Dublin |
£48.54 |
||
|
Counties Kildare/Wicklow |
£48.01 |
||
|
Rest of Country |
£47.53 |
||
|
Bonus per hour: |
|||
|
Existing |
27.5p |
@ |
100% |
|
National Average at 1st March 1978 |
24p |
@ |
98% |