asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the weekly rates of wages paid in the different counties concerned to workers employed by the Forestry Department, and the number of hours per week worked in such cases.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wages of Forestry Department Workers.
Dr. Ryan
The following are the weekly rates of wages paid in the counties indicated:—
|
Cavan |
27/- |
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|
Carlow |
25/6 |
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|
Clare |
From 27/- to 30/- |
(according to the Forest area). |
|
Cork |
From 27/- to 29/- |
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|
Donegal |
25/- |
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|
Galway |
From 27/- to 28/- |
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|
Kilkenny |
From 25/- to 25/6 |
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|
Leix |
28/- |
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|
Limerick |
26/- |
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Louth |
27/- |
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|
Mayo |
25/- |
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|
Monaghan |
25/- |
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|
Tipperary |
From 28/- to 29/- |
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|
Waterford |
29/- |
|
|
Wexford |
27/- |
(25/6 in one Forest area). |
|
Wicklow |
30/- |
(29/6 in two Forest areas). |
|
Roscommon |
27/- |
The hours of work at all Forest centres are as follows:—
November to February (inclusive), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or daylight to dark.
March to October (inclusive), 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (or to dark, if earlier).
A dinner interval, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., is allowed each day except Saturdays, on which day work is suspended for the afternoon.
Will the Minister send a copy of that return to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance?
Will the Minister say what is the rate fixed for afforestation work in Kilkenny? In the return it is stated at 25/- to 25/6.
Dr. Ryan
That is what we are paying anyway.
But 24/- is what the men are getting anyway.