Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jan 1981

Vol. 326 No. 1

Written Answers. - Pay Details.

280.

Mr. Creed

asked the Minister for Defence if he will give the following details of pay in relation to a (1) 3 star private, (2) civilian seaman, (3) seaman 2nd and 3rd class, (4) tradesman, (5) labourer, (6) cadet and (7) army lieutenant employed by his Department: (a) the basic pay at entry and the maximum pay on 31 December of each year from 1969 and on 30 June, 1980; (b) the average pay on the scale in the same period; (c) the percentage rise each year for each of those years using 1969 as a base year; (d) the criteria used for pay increases over this period; and (e) any special reviews carried out.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Barrett)

The information sought is as follows:—

(a) and (b) Minimum, maximum and average pay

	31/12/69	31/12/70	31/12/71
Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lieutenant	1.170	1.485	1.328	1.394	1.813	1.600	1.680	2.225	1.953
Cadet	10.10	11.00	10.55	12.40	13.35	12.88	14.95	15.95	15.45
Private 3 Star	16.35	17.55	16.88	19.88	21.15	20.44	22.60	23.95	23.20
Seamen, Second Class	15.55	16.75	16.08	19.03	20.30	19.59	21.70	23.05	22.30
Seamen, Third Class	14.65	—	flat rate	18.10	—	flat rate	20.75	—	flat rate
Civilian Seaman	16.33	—	flat rate	18.45	—	flat rate	20.45	—	flat rate
Tradesman/ Craftsman	19.00	—	flat rate	21.00	—	flat rate	23.00	—	flat rate
Labourer/ General Operative	16.08	—	flat rate	17.92	—	flat rate	20.26	—	flat rate

	31/12/72	31/12/73	31/12/74
Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lieutenant	1,784	2,329	2,057	2,063	2,660	2,364	2,558	3,253	2,908
Cadet	16.95	17.95	17.45	21.06	22.10	21.58	27.12	28.37	27.75
Private 3 Star	24.60	25.95	25.20	28.91	30.32	29.54	35.94	38.19	37.07
Seaman, Second Class	23.70	25.05	24.30	27.98	29.38	28.60	34.55	36.26	35.34
Seaman, Third Class	22.75	—	flat rate	26.99	—	flat rate	32.71	—	flat rate
Civilian Seaman	24.46	—	flat rate	26.88	—	flat rate	35.52	—	flat rate
Tradesman/ Craftsman	28.11	—	flat rate	30.67	—	flat rate	35.98	—	flat rate
Labourer/ General Operative	24.26	—	flat rate	26.67	—	flat rate	35.25	—	flat rate

	31/12/75	31/12/76	31/12/77
Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lieutenant	3,277	4,156	3,720	3,616	4,553	4,089	3,905	4,889	4,401
Cadet	35.06	36.65	35.86	39.74	41.45	46.60	43.78	45.58	44.68
Private 3 Star	46.22	49.07	47.65	51.63	54.66	53.15	56.27	59.46	57.87
Seaman, Second Class	44.48	46.63	45.47	49.77	52.09	50.84	54.31	56.75	55.44
Seaman, Third Class	42.14	—	flat rate	49.29	—	flat rate	51.71	—	flat rate
Civilian Seaman	40.28	—	flat rate	44.65	—	flat rate	53.83	—	flat rate
Tradesman/ Craftsman	46.49	52.40	49.58	51.22	57.49	54.50	55.83	62.43	59.28
Labourer/ General Operative	39.98	—	flat rate	44.33	—	flat rate	53.49	—	flat rate

	31/12/78	31/12/79	30/6/80
Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale	Min	Max	Average on Scale
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lieutenant	4.407	5.518	4.967	5.061	6.337	5.705	5.541	6.906	6.230
Cadet	49.41	51.45	50.43	57.56	59.71	58.64	63.99	66.29	65.14
Private 3 Star	63.50	67.11	65.31	72.93	77.07	75.01	80.44	84.86	82.66
Seaman, Second Class	61.29	64.05	62.57	70.39	73.55	71.86	77.72	81.10	79.29
Seaman, Third Class	58.36	—	flat rate	67.04	—	flat rate	74.13	—	flat rate
Civilian Seaman	58.74	—	flat rate	69.36	—	flat rate	76.62	—	flat rate
Tradesman/ Craftsman	62.77	67.42	64.51	78.48	87.73	83.51	86.37	96.27	91.75
Labourer/ General Operative	58.37	—	flat rate	68.95	—	flat rate	76.18	—	flat rate

(c) Using 1969 as a base, % increases in pay (at maximum)

	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
Lieutenant	22.09	49.83	56.84	79.12	119.06	179.87
Cadet	21.36	45.00	63.18	100.91	157.91	233.18
Private, 3 Star	20.51	36.47	47.86	72.76	117.61	179.60
Seaman, Second Class	21.19	37.61	49.55	75.40	116.48	178.39
Seaman, Third Class	23.55	41.64	55.29	84.23	123.28	187.65
Civilian Seaman	13.02	25.27	49.83	64.66	117.51	146.74
Tradesman/Craftsman	10.53	21.05	47.95	61.42	89.37	175.79
Labourer/General Operative	11.44	26.00	50.87	65.86	119.22	148.63

	1976	1977	1978	1979	(30 June) 1980
Lieutenant	206.60	229.23	271.58	326.73	365.05
Cadet	276.82	314.36	367.73	442.82	502.64
Private, 3 Star	211.45	238.80	282.39	339.15	383.53
Seaman, Second Class	210.99	238.81	282.39	339.10	384.18
Seaman, Third Class	222.80	252.97	298.36	357.61	406.00
Civilian Seaman	173.51	229.74	259.82	324.87	369.34
Tradesman/Craftsman	202.58	228.58	254.84	361.74	406.68
Labourer/General Operative	175.68	232.65	263.00	328.79	373.76

(d) Criteria used for pay increases, 1970 to 1980

(i) Civilian employees Increases were granted in accordance with the national agreements/understandings in operation during the period. They represent both standard and “special circumstances” increases under the agreements/understandings.

(ii) Military personnel All increases due under the terms of national agreements/understandings in operation during the period were granted. Additionally, pay was specially increased on a number of occasions in the light of the grant of arbitration awards to certain grades in the civil service.

(e) Special reviews carried out

(i) Civilian employees

1975— Productivity/Anomaly Agreement for craftsmen incorporating the introduction of a scale of pay.

1977 — Productivity agreements were concluded for general operatives and resulted in the award of an increase of £2.15 per week.

1979— Revision of craftsmen's pay on the basis of comparison with analogous employments resulted in an increase of 17 per cent approximately. (Labour Court Recommendation 5211 refers.)

1979— Application of the construction industry rate to general operatives and civilian seamen. (Labour Court Recommendation 5212 refers.)

(ii) Military Personnel

1970/71— Phased increases in line with those granted in the civil service following arbitration, the first phase having effect from 1 October 1970 and the second phase from 1 April 1971, were granted.

1974/75— Special increases from 1 April 1974 were granted in the light of the 5 per cent arbitration award to certain civil service grades. In the case of enlisted personnel, the opportunity was taken to improve service and promotion differentials.

1978/79— Phased increases of 4.5 per cent from 1 July 1978 and 3.3 per cent from 1 January 1979, were granted following the grant of similar increases to certain civil service grades.