Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jun 1978

Vol. 307 No. 13

Written Answers . - Drainage Scheme Employees' Remuneration .

153.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of pay and bonus of employees of the Office of Public Works employed on drainage schemes, more or less in the form of a reply of 15th May 1973.

Minister for Finance (Mr. Colley)

: The information requested is as follows:——

Weekly Rates of Pay.

Scheme	Grade	Rates from 1 March 1978 except for Craftsmen whose rate is from 1 January, 1978
Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts.	Labourers	From £50.06 basic to £51.08 with differentials
	Chargehands	£54.42
Corrib Scheme in Galway Borough	Labourers	£49.33
Rest of Moy and Corrib Scheme and all other Schemes.	Labourers	From £48.05 basic to £49.16 with differentials
	Chargehands	Up to £52.41
	Trainee Excavator Drivers	Up to £50.47
	Qualified Excavator Drivers	Up to £62.58
	Vehicle Drivers	Up to £52.77
	Dozer Drivers	Up to £54.82
	Gangers	Up to £63.30
	Foreman Grade I	£85.37 × £1.24—£89.00
	Foreman Grade II	£80.47 × £1.25—£84.22
	Foreman Grade III	£76.14 × £1.27—£79.95
	Craftsmen	£58.35
	Works Clerks
	Storekeeper Clerks	£54.06 × £1.43—£59.78 ×
	Work Study Assessor Grade III	£0.78—£60.56
	Assessor Grade I	£84.22
	Assessor Grade II	£76.14 × £1.27—£79.95 × £0.52—£80.47
	Watchmen Night	£0.6057 an hour
	Day	£0.8883 an hour
	Boy Labourers	From £23.66 to £25.11 depending on age

The rates are exclusive of incentive bonus which operates on the Boyne and Maigue drainage schemes. Bonus earnings vary from man to man and from week to week. They average about 25 per cent of basic pay.

Employees such as works clerks and general yard workers whose work cannot directly influence output, are paid an indirect bonus which is based on the overall performance on the scheme.

Foremen grades I, II and III and work study assessors grades I and II have a non-consolidated allowance in lieu of bonus calculated at 10 per cent of basic pay.

The normal working week is 40 hours for all grades.