Pat Rabbitte
Question:113 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Labour if he will itemise the payments made to date to each trade union under the Trade Union Act, 1975, to facilitate trade union rationalisation.
Written Answers. - Trade Union Amalgamation Costs.
To date, grants amounting to £998,856 have been paid by my Department under the Trade Union Act, 1975, towards expenses incurred in 12 trade union amalgamations or transfers of engagements. The amounts paid to date in respect of each merger are as follows:
|
Merger |
Amount of grant paid |
|
£ |
|
|
(1) Transfer of engagements from Irish Shoe and Leather Workers Union to Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) |
2,863.64 |
|
(2) Transfer of engagements from Federation of Rural Workers to Federated Workers Union of Ireland (FWUI) |
21,857.30 |
|
(3) Amalgamation of Irish Society of Woodcutting Machinists and Irish Union of Woodworkers to form National Union of Wood-workers and Woodcutting Machinists |
3,827.61 |
|
(4) Transfer of engagements from Irish Actors' Equity Group to ITGWU |
1,272.00 |
|
(5) Transfer of engagements from Irish Women Worker's Union to ITGWU |
49,508.00 |
|
(6) Amalgamation of Irish Graphical Society, Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades' Union and Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Society to form Irish Print Union |
24,527.00 |
|
(7) Transfer of engagements from National Association of Transport Employees to FWUI |
51,828.21 |
|
(8) Transfer of engagements from United Stationary Engine Drivers', Cranemen, Firemen, Motormen and Machinemen's Trade Union to FWUI |
17,880.20 |
|
(9) Amalgamation of Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stonelayers and Allied Trades Union and the National Union of Woodworkers and Woodcutting Machinists to form Building and Allied Trades Union |
49,732.03 |
|
(10) Amalgamation of Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union and Communications Union of Ireland to form Communications Workers' Union |
56,155.00 |
|
(11) Transfer of engagements from Irish Customs and Excise Union to Public Service Executive Union |
19,614.00 |
|
(12) Amalgamation of ITGWU and FWUI to form Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) |
699,791.00 |