asked the Minister for Lands whether he is aware that employees of the Land Commission employed on the Taylor estate, Holly Park, County Limerick, and on the O'Donnell estate, Portnard, County Limerick, are paid at the rate of 27/- per week; whether undertakings were given formerly that the rate of wages for work of this character would not be less than the rate fixed by the Agricultural Wages Board, and whether he will take steps to bring the wages on both estates up to the level of the agricultural workers' rate in the district.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Remuneration of Land Commission Employees.
The labourers employed by the Land Commission on the Taylor and O'Donnell estates, County Limerick, are paid at the rate of 27/- for a 48-hour week. This rate is in excess of the rate fixed by the Agricultural Wages Board for a 48-hour week.
Will the Minister say why, in some counties, Land Commission workers are permitted to work only 40 hours, with a resulting cut in wages?
The question put by Deputy Corish is not really a supplementary question.