Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 Apr 1980

Vol. 320 No. 1

Written Answers. - Drainage Workers' Pay.

226.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Finance the present weekly rates of pay of drainage workers, the operative date, and the second phase adjustment under the national understanding, in the form of a reply of 23 October 1979.

Minister for Finance (Mr. O'Kennedy)

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. The information requested is as follows:—

Scheme	Grade	Present weekly rates of pay operative from1 March 1980 inclusive of the second phase adjustment under the National Understanding	Second phase adjustment (increase) under the National Understanding
Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts	Labourers	£72.09	£6.96
	Drivers of compressors, pumps, concrete mixers, stone crushers, locos.	£73.20	£7.03
	Tradesmen's Helpers	£73.20	£7.03
	Drillers	£72.87	£7.01
	Chargehands	£72.87 to £77.14	£7.01 to £7.29
Corrib Scheme in Galway Borough.	Labourers	£71.30	£6.91
Rest of Moy and Corrib Schemes and all other Schemes.	Labourers	£69.90	£6.82
	Drivers of compressors etc.	£71.10	£6.89
	Tradesmen's Helpers	£71.10	£6.89
	Drillers	£70.67	£6.87
	Chargehands	£70.67 to £74.74	£6.87 to £7.13
	Drivers of Trucks, Vans, Tractors and Dumpers.	Up to £74.34	Up to £7.11
	Drivers of Special Heavy Vehicles.	Up to £75.17	Up to £7.16
	Drivers of Dozers	Up to £77.60	Up to £7.32
	Excavator Drivers:
	(a) Trainees	Up to £72.54	Up to £6.99
	(b) Drivers in full charge of machines.	£78.06 to £82.31	£7.35 to £7.63
	Gangers Foreman Grade III	Up to £83.15 £108.37 to £113.68	Up to £7.68 £9.33 to £9.68
	Foreman Grade II	£114.41 to £119.63	£9.73 to £10.07
	Foreman Grade I	£121.23 to £126.39	£10.17 to £10.51
	Works Clerks
	Storekeeper Clerks	£69.40 to £86.87	£6.78 to £7.93
	Works Study Assessors
	Grade III
	Assessor Grade I	£102.58	£8.95
	Assessor Grade II	£92.98 to £98.13	£8.33 to £8.66
	Watchmen Night	£9.59 per watch	£0.95 per watch
	Day	£9.40 per watch	£0.94 per watch
	Boy Labourers	From £27.96 to £55.92 depending on age	£2.73 to £5.46
	Craftsmen	£86.37 to £96.27	£7.89 to £8.54
		(effective from
		1 January 1980)

Footnotes:

(a) The rates shown for Drivers of special heavy vehicles and Drivers of dozers in the reply of 23 October 1979 were subsequently found to be incorrect. The correct figures should read £68.01 and £70.28 respectively.

(b) Foremen received a special increase in addition to the increases under the National Understanding.