Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 15 Dec 1955

Vol. 153 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Workers' Pay.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state (a) the rate of wages paid at 1st January, 1955, to road labourers employed by each county council, (b) the increases in wages sanctioned by his Department in each case since 1st January, 1955, (c) the operative date of each increase, and (d) the counties in respect of which no increase has been sanctioned this year.

Mr. O'Donnell

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

WAGES OF ROADWORKERS

	(a)	(b)	(c)
County Council	Rate of wages paid at 1/1/55	Increase sanctioned since 1/1/55	Operative date of increase
Carlow	94/-	6/-	1/4/55
Cavan	88/-	4/-and 5/6	1/4/55 and 28/11/55
Clare	90/-	5/-	4/4/55
Cork	89/- and 96/-	6/-	1/4/55
Donegal	85/-	5/- and 5/-	4/4/55 and 3/10/55
Dublin	112/6	8/6	1/7/55
Galway	85/-	5/-	4/4/55
Kerry	95/-	10/-	28/11/55
Kildare	96/6	5/-	1/4/55
Kilkenny	90/-	5/- and 2/6	1/4/55 and 25/4/55
Laois	93/-	7/-	22/8/55
Leitrim	84/-	6/-	1/4/55
Limerick	90/-	5/-	28/3/55
Longford	88/-	6/- and 6/-	1/4/55 and 19/11/55
Louth	91/6	5/-	4/4/55
Mayo	88/-	12/-	4/4/55
Meath	92/6	5/-	4/4/55
Monaghan	94/-	6/-	4/4/55
Offaly	88/-	5/- and 7/-	4/4/55 and 3/10/55
Roscommon	89/-	5/- and 6/-	1/4/55 and 3/10/55
Sligo	84/-	6/- and 10/-	1/4/55 and 1/12/55
Tipperary N.R.	95/-	5/-	1/4/55
Tipperary S.R.	90/-	10/-	1/4/55
Waterford	90/-	7/6	1/4/55
Westmeath	90/-	5/- and 5/-	1/4/55 and 31/10/55
Wexford	91/6	5/-	25/7/55
Wicklow	98/6	5/-	5/8/55

(d) Increases have been sanctioned this year in all counties.