asked the Taoiseach the pay of forestry workers, county council road workers, and agricultural workers in each council, in the form of a reply of 18 October 1977.
Written Answers. - Workers' Pay.
The following statement gives for each county, (a) the basic weekly rate of wages and the hourly equivalent of the basic weekly rate of wages paid to forestry workers for a 40-hour week. An incentive bonus is payable in addition to those rates, (b) weekly rates of wages and the hourly equivalent of the weekly rates (both excluding service pay) paid by County Councils to road workers for a 40-hour week, (c) minimum weekly remuneration rates and the hourly equivalent of these rates payable to adult agricultural workers under the Employment Regulation Order (Agricultural Workers Joint Labour Committee) 1978, effective from 25 September, 1978. These rates apply to a 42½ hour week.
County |
Forestry workers (a) |
Road workers (b)* |
Adult Agricultural workers (c) |
|||
Weekly |
Hourly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
Weekly |
Hourly |
|
Rate |
Rate |
Rate |
Rate |
Rate |
Rate |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Carlow |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.99 |
1.30 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Dublin |
48.54 |
1.21 |
53.62* |
1.34 |
47.33 |
1.11 |
Kildare |
48.01 |
1.20 |
50.70 |
1.27 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Kilkenny |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.82 |
1.30 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Laoighis |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.59 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Longford |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.52 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Louth |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.56 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Meath |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.56 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Offaly |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.65 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Westmeath |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.51 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Wexford |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.59 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Wicklow |
48.01 |
1.20 |
52.32 |
1.31 |
46.92(i) |
1.10(i) |
Clare |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.72 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Cork |
47.53 |
1.19 |
52.59 |
1.31 |
47.33(ii) |
1.11(ii) |
Kerry |
47.53 |
1.19 |
52.40 |
1.31 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Limerick |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.80 |
1.30 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Tipperary NR |
47.53 |
1.19 |
52.92 |
1.32 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Tipperary SR |
47.53 |
1.19 |
52.04 |
1.30 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Waterford |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.57 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Galway |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.58 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Leitrim |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.66 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Mayo |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.97 |
1.30 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Roscommon |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.57 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Sligo |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.65 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Cavan |
47.53 |
1.19 |
51.59 |
1.29 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Donegal |
47.53 |
1.19 |
48.90* |
1.22 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
Monaghan |
47.53 |
1.19 |
48.28* |
1.21 |
46.92 |
1.10 |
(i) Rate of £47.33 per week (£1.11 per hour) in the Urban District of Bray.
(ii) Rate of £46.92 per week (£1.10 per hour) in the Western portion of the County as defined in the Employment Regulation Order (Agricultural Workers Joint Labour Committee), 1978.
* In the case of Road Workers the rates quoted, with the exception of those marked * are inclusive of the £3.50 Relativity Award.