Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Mar 1960

Vol. 180 No. 10

Written Answers. - Male Workers Employed by Department of Finance.

27.

Mr. Blowick

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of male workers (excluding clerical workers) in receipt of wages of between £4 10s. and £7 per week employed (a) by his Department and (b) by each State or semi-State body which is under the aegis of his Department, the total thereof, and the total wages so paid in 1959, indicating separately the amounts paid by his Department and by each State or semi-State body; and if he will indicate the categories of workers so employed in each case.

Dr. Ryan

The following is the information in regard to my Department and its sub-Offices:—

MALE workers (excluding clerical workers) in receipt of wages between £4 10s. and £7 per week.

	Number employed at a current or recent date	Category	Wages paid in 1959 to number then in this wage range	Category
	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
			£
Department of Finance	—	—	—	—
Special Employment Schemes Office.	1,614	Labourers and Carters	405,000	As at (ii)
Office of Public Works	618	(i) Labourers (Drainage; and Harbour and Marine Works) and allied classes;	221,185	As at (ii)
		(ii) Farm, Garden, etc., hands;
		(iii) Caretakers; Game-keepers; Under Bailiffs;
		(iv) Lock, Sluice, Bridge-keepers, etc., River Shannon.
Office of the Revenue	6	(i) Stampers;		(i) Stampers;
Commissioners.		(ii) Assistant Stampers	2,315	(ii) Assistant Stampers
				(iii) Messengers
				(iv) Firemen.
Valuation Office	1	Night Stoker	1,285	(i) Night Stoker;
				(ii) Labourer;
				(iii) Messenger;
				(iv) Technical Assistant IV;
				(v) Draughtsman.
Stationery Office	1	Supernumerary	870	(i) Supernumerary;
				(ii) Firelighter;
				(iii) Sale Office Assistant.
Civil Service Commission.	—	—	—	—
State Laboratory	—	—	—	—
TOTAL	2,240		£630,655

As regards semi-State bodies, the enquiry should be addressed to the bodies concerned.