asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in the State in receipt of a weekly salary or wage of (a) £5 or under, (b) between £5 and £8, (c) between £8 £10, (d) between £10 and £15 and (e) over £15.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Salary and Wage Rates.
1.
Comprehensive information relating to the numbers of persons in the State, classified by income ranges, is not available. The only official data relate to the numbers of males and females employed in industries covered by the Census of Industrial Production and the latest year for which the data are available is 1958. I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the numbers of males and of females in certain income ranges which approximate to those mentioned by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:—
NUMBERS of males and of females, aged 18 years and over, in industries covered by the Census of Industrial Production classified by weekly earnings, 1958.
|
Weekly earnings |
Number of males |
|
(a) Less than £5 |
11,155 |
|
(b) £5 and under £8 |
46,969 |
|
(c) £8 and under £10 |
35,087 |
|
(d) £10 and under £14 |
26,387 |
|
(e) £14 and over |
4,644 |
|
TOTAL |
124,242 |
|
Weekly earnings |
Number of males |
|
(a) Less than £5 |
23,150 |
|
(b) £5 and under £8 |
12,837 |
|
(c) £8 and under £9 |
401 |
|
(d) £9 and over |
216 |
|
TOTAL |
36,604 |