Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Nov 1979

Vol. 317 No. 2

Written Answers. - Road Workers' Pay.

372.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the weekly rate of wages of road workers employed by Meath County Council and Westmeath County Council from 1 July 1966 to date and the proposed new weekly rate in the form of a reply of 15 November 1977.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

The information, as furnished by Meath and Westmeath County Councils, is set out below.

Road Workers.

Meath County Council.

Effective date	Weekly increase	New weekly wage
1.7.66		£9-1-8
1.4.68	£1	£10-1-8
1.4.69	£1	£11-1-8
1.6.69	£0-5-0	£11-6-8
1.10.69	£1	£12-6-8
1.4.70	£2-10-0	£14-16-8
1.1.71	£1.70	£16.54
1.1.72	£2	£18.54
1.1.73	£1.37	£19.91
1.6.73	£2.60	£22.51
1.7.73	£0.10	£22.61
1.6.74	£2.85	£25.46
1.12.74	£2.23	£27.69
1.3.75	£2.77	£30.46
1.6.75	£3.05	£33.51
1.9.75	£1.68	£35.19
1.12.75	£0.60	£35.79
1.3.76	£1.00	£36.79
1.6.76	£0.60	£37.39
1.8.76	£3.12	£40.51
1.4.77	£2.01	£42.52
1.11.77	£2.06	£44.58
1.3.78	£3.57	£48.15
1.3.78	£3.50	£51.65
1.10.78	£1.50	£53.15
1.3.79	£1.06	£54.21
1.6.79	£5.50	£59.71

Westmeath County Council.

Effective date	Weekly increase	New weekly wage
1.7.66		£9
1.4.68	£1	£10
1.4.69	£1	£11
1.6.69	£0-5-0	£11-5-0
1.10.69	£1	£12-5-0
1.4.70	£2.50	£14.75
1.1.71	£1.70	£16.45
1.1.72	£2	£18.45
1.1.73	£1.37	£19.82
1.6.73	£2.60	£22.42
1.7.73	£0.10	£22.52
1.6.74	£2.84	£25.36
1.12.74	£2.22	£27.58
1.3.75	£2.76	£30.34
1.6.75	£3.03	£33.37
1.9.75	£1.67	£35.04
1.12.75	£0.61	£35.65
1.3.76	£1.00	£36.65
1.6.76	£0.61	£37.26
1.8.76	£3.12	£40.38
1.4.77	£2.01	£42.39
1.11.77	£2.06	£44.45
1.3.78	£3.56	£48.01
1.3.78	£3.50	£51.51
1.10.78	£1.50	£53.01
1.3.79	£1.06	£54.07
1.6.79	£5.50	£59.57

373.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the weekly rate of wages of road overseers employed by Meath County Council and Westmeath County Council, minimum and maximum of scale in operation, from 1 August 1976 to date and the new weekly wage in the form of a reply of 15 November 1977.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

The information, as furnished by Meath and Westmeath County Councils, is set out below.

Weekly Wage Rates of Road Overseer-Meath County Council.
Effective Date	Weekly Increase	New Weekly Wage
1 August 1976	£3.41	£50.25
1 April 1977	£2.26	£52.51
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
*1 July 1977	£3.49	£12.49	£56	£65
1 November 1977	£2.40	£2.63	£58.40	£67.63
1 March 1978	£4.67	£5.41	£63.07	£73.04
1 March 1979	£1.26	£1.46	£64.33	£74.50
1 June 1979	£5.79	£6.71	£70.12	£81.21

Weekly Wage Rates of Road Overseer-Westmeath County Council.

Effective Date	Weekly Increase	New Weekly Wage
1 August 1976	£3.40	£50.19
1 April 1977	£2.25	£52.44
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
*1 July 1977	£3.56	£12.56	£56	£65
1 November 1977	£2.40	£2.63	£58.40	£67.63
1 March 1978	£4.67	£5.41	£63.07	£73.04
1 March 1979	£1.26	£1.46	£64.33	£74.50
1 June 1979	£5.79	£6.71	£70.12	£81.21

*A national scale for rural road overseers was introduced with effect from 1 July 1977 following Labour Court Recommendation No. 4667 dated 2 May 1978.

374.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for the Environment the weekly wages of supervisory road overseers employed by Meath County Council and Westmeath County Council since 1 August 1976 and the new weekly wage in the form of a reply of 15 November 1977.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Barrett)

The information, as furnished by Meath and Westmeath County Councils, is set out below.

Weekly Wage Rates of Supervisory Road Overseers-Meath County Council.
Effective Date	Weekly Increase	New Weekly Wage Scale
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
1 August 1976	£3.63	£3.83	£57.84	£64.56
1 April 1977	£2.45	£2.61	£60.29	£67.17
1 November 1977	£2.51	£2.67	£62.80	£69.84
1 March 1978	£5.02	£5.58	£67.82	£75.42
1 March 1979	£1.35	£1.51	£69.17	£76.93
1 June 1979	£6.23	£6.91	£75.40	£83.84

Weekly Wage Rates of Senior Road Overseers—Westmeath County Council.
Effective Date	Weekly Increase	New Weekly Wage Scale
	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
1 August 1976	£3.62	£3.79	£57.67	£63.41
1 April 1977	£2.44	£2.59	£60.11	£66
1 November 1977	£2.50	£2.65	£62.61	£68.65
1 March 1978	£5.01	£5.49	£67.62	£74.14
1 March 1978	£3.50	£3.50	£71.12	£77.64
1 October 1978	£1.50	£1.50	£72.62	£79.14
1 March 1979	£1.45	£1.60	£74.07	£80.74
1 June 1979	£6.67	£7.27	£80.74	£88.01