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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 26 Oct 1967

Vol. 230 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Forestry Workers.

28.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of employment, wages and bonus earnings of forestry workers at a recent date in the form of a reply of 12th May, 1966.

The information is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

State Forestry Employment and Bonus Earnings—Week-ended 22/9/67.

County and Forest

Number of Men employed

Average Bonus per hour(Pence)

CARLOW:

Borris

7

12½

Bunclody

15

11½

Rossmore

10

13½

32

CAVAN:

Bailieboro

12

10

Belturbet

4

11

Killeshandra

14

10½

Swanlinbar

12

12½

42

CLARE:

Ballyvaughan

18

12½

Broadford

23

12

Cratloe

8

12

Ennis

33

11

Kilrush

17

10

Mountshannon

13

11½

Tuamgraney

28

11½

Tulla

25

12½

165

CORK:

Avondhu

16

12

Ballydehob

19

10

Ballyhooley

17

Ballyhoura

17

12

Ballynoe

21

11½

Ballyvourney

33

10

Bandon

18

11½

Banteer

21

12½

Duhallow

21

10½

Dunmanway

36

10

Glengarriff

32

9

Gougane Barra

23

Inchigeela

30

11½

Killavullen

14

12

Killeagh

16

10

Kilworth

18

12

Kinnalea

24

11

Lisgoold

20

11

Macroom

45

10½

Mullaghareirk

31

13½

Rathduff

16

12½

Rathluirc

31

Rosscarbery

23

11½

542

DONEGAL:

Ardara

13

13½

Ards

14

13½

Ballybofey

36

13

Ballyshannon

11

Buncrana

22

13½

Gweebarra

15

12½

Gweedore

10

12½

Kilcar

25

11½

Killygordon

49

18½

Lettercran

15

11½

Letterkenny

24

12½

Lough Eske

17

13½

Meenirroy

20

12

Mulroy

16

13

Pettigo

20

12½

Raphoe

10

12

Reelan

11

13

Stranorlar

17

12½

345

DUBLIN:

Killakee

12

10

Saggart

9

8

21

GALWAY:

Athenry

12

14

Ballinahinch

25

10

Ballinasloe

8

11

Ballygar

13

12

Castledaly

17

9

Cloosh Valley

8

7

Cong

24

Derrybrien

19

10½

Gort

11

11½

Kiltullagh

6

10

Loughatorick

18

10½

Loughrea

16

11

Maam Valley

4

9

Mountbellew

21

12

Portumma

18

11½

Ross

19

11

Toorleitra

23

10

Woodford

32

11½

294

KERRY:

Brosna

22

11

Cahirciveen

24

Castlegregory

15

11

Castleisland

14

13½

Kenmare

21

10½

Kilgarvan

23

10

Killarney

19

12½

Killorglin

26

12½

Waterville

18

182

KILDARE:

Donnadea

13

12½

Edenderry

14

12½

Monasterevan

20

12½

47

KILKENNY:

Callan

7

12

Graiguenamanagh

22

13½

Knocktopher

8

11½

Mullinavat

14

12½

Piltown

14

12

Thomastown

20

10

LAOIS:

Ballyfin

10

10

Camross

14

12

Clonaslee

18

11½

Durrow

19

12½

Emo

35

12½

Mountrath

15

11½

Ossory

16

11½

Portlaoise

16

12½

Stradbally

17

12½

160

LEITRIM:

Cuilcagh

10

10½

Dowra

10

10½

Drumkeeran

32

Glenfarne

5

12½

Manorhamilton

29

11½

Dromahaire

14

10

100

LIMERICK:

Adare

15

11½

Cappamore

20

13

Galtee

14

14

Kilfinane

23

11

Newcastle West

17

11

89

LONGFORD:

Ballymahon

9

11½

Granard

29

12½

38

LOUTH:

Dundalk

18

11½

18

MAYO:

Ballycastle

14

10½

Cong Sawmill

23

Croagh Patrick

11

8

Doolough

8

8

Foxford

15

11½

Glenamoy

8

10

Glenisland

20

Lough Carra

13

11

Nephin Beg

14

5

Nephin More

10

10

Tourmakeady

8

11½

144

MEATH:

Kingscourt

9

13

MONAGHAN:

Cootehill

8

12

Monaghan

10

12½

Scotstown

12

13

30

OFFALY:

Kinnitty

24

11½

Roscrea

31

12½

Tullamore

11

13

66

ROSCOMMON:

Ballinlough

4

10

Ballyfarnon

6

11½

Boyle

5

10

Lough Key

26

11½

Roscommon

5

10

Strokestown

12

10

58

SLIGO:

Benbulben

4

13

Collooney

15

11

Lough Gill

13

Lough Talt

10

10½

Ox Mountain

17

13

59

TIPPERARY N.R.

Newport

20

11½

Silvermines

15

13½

Templemore

28

11½

63

TIPPERARY S.R.

Anner

21

11½

Ballyporeen

18

14

Bansha

14

13

Cahir

26

13½

Ck. on Suir

23

15½

Clogheen

38

14

Dundrum

31

12½

Dundrum Sawmill

24

Glengarra

26

12½

Glen of Aherlow

25

12½

Kilmoyler

12

12½

Slievenamon

14

11½

Urlingford

32

13

304

WATERFORD:

Ballyduff

15

13

Cappoquin

19

12

Clonmel

27

13½

Comeragh

14

13½

Curraghmore

36

11

Dungarvan

20

12½

Kilmacthomas

42

14

Kilsheelan

32

12½

Melleray

11

11½

Ring

17

13½

Tallow

35

13

268

WESTMEATH:

Athlone

10

11½

Castlepollard

24

12½

Lough Ennell

16

12½

Lough Owel

9

12½

59

WEXFORD:

Bree

18

13

Camolin

41

13½

Clonegal

29

13

Coolgreaney

16

11½

Forth

21

11½

Gorey

23

11½

Killanne

4

14½

New Ross

16

12½

John Fitzgerald

Kennedy

Memorial Park

11

14½

179

WICKLOW:

Aughrim

41

11½

Avoca

12

11½

Avondale

19

12

Ballinagee

11

10

Ballinglen

22

12

Blessington

16

10

Delgany

9

12½

Enniskerry

11

12½

Glencree

6

12

Glendalough

26

10½

Glenealy

31

12½

Glen Imaal

15

12½

Glenmalure

27

11

Hollywood

12

11½

Laragh

11

10½

Rathdangan

14

12½

Rathdrum

18

12½

Rathnew

18

11½

Roundwood

15

12

Shelton

59

14

Shillelagh

9

12

Tinahely

33

12

435

GRAND TOTAL

8,834

Basic Wage Rates.

The current basic weekly rates of Forestry workers are as follows:—

County Dublin

186/-

Counties Kildare and Wicklow

180/-

All Other Counties

175/-

Could the Minister state what amount of land they have on hands at the moment?

The information is given in the reply.

29.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of employment, wages and bonus earnings of forestry workers in respect of (a) the week before the bonus increase of 2d. per hour was paid in 1966 and (b) the week after that bonus, in the form of a reply of 12th May, 1966.

The information is in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

The information required is set out beneath. (a) Bonus was paid at the old rate in respect of week ended 7th October, 1966 and (b) the bonus paid in respect of week ended 14th October, 1966 included the increase of 2d per hour in the standard rate.

State Forestry Employment and Bonus Earnings.

7/10/66

14/10/66

County and Forest

Number of men employed

Average bonus per hour (pence)

Number of men employed

Average bonus per hour (pence)

CARLOW:

Borris

6

7

7

8

Bunclody

12

11

9

Rossmore

10

10

11

28

28

CAVAN:

Bailieboro

9

8

9

10½

Belturbet

4

4

13½

Killeshandra

17

7

18

10½

Swanlinbar

25

25

12

55

56

CLARE:

Ballyvaughan

20

21

11

Broadford

26

9

26

10½

Cratloe

7

9

7

10½

Ennis

33

33

11

Kilrush

18

8

18

9

Mountshannon

12

12

10½

Tuamgraney

26

9

25

9

Tulla

29

28

10½

171

170

CORK:

Avondhu

18

18

10

Ballydehob

19

8

19

11½

Ballyhooley

18

7

17

9

Ballyhoura

21

20

9

Ballynoe

18

19

10

Ballyvourney

31

7

32

7

Bandon

29

9

29

10

Banteer

19

20

10½

Duhallow

20

19

Dunmanway

40

38

9

Glengarriff

32

32

9

Gougane Barra

21

22

7

Inchigeela

26

7

26

8

Killavullen

14

10

14

11½

Killeagh

17

17

8

Kilworth

20

20

Lisgoold

19

20

Macroom

64

66

10

Mullaghareirk

29

9

29

12½

Rathduff

18

9

19

10

Rathluire

33

34

11

Rosscarbery

30

9

30

11

556

560

DONEGAL

Ardara

13

11

13

13½

Ards

19

10½

20

13

Ballybofey

39

10

39

13

Ballyshannon

12

10½

12

11½

Buncrana

22

21

13

Gweebarra

17

11

17

12½

Gweedore

10

10½

10

12½

Kilcar

29

28

12½

Killygordon

52

14

50

18

Letterkenny

25

10½

25

12½

Lough Eske

21

11½

21

14½

Meenirroy

22

10

21

12

Mulroy

19

11

19

13

Pettigo

33

10½

34

13

Raphoe

11

11½

11

14½

Reelan

10

13½

10

14½

Stranorlar

15

10½

19

13½

369

370

DUBLIN:

Killakee

8

8

Saggart

9

7

9

10

17

17

GALWAY:

Athenry

11

10½

11

12½

Ballinahinch

29

29

9

Ballinasloe

8

8

8

Ballygar

23

8

23

10

Castledaly

19

19

7

Cloosh Valley

13

6

16

7

Cong

26

7

26

Derrybrien

19

19

Gort

9

8

11

Kiltullagh

6

6

7

Loughatorick

46

46

9

Loughrea

15

15

10½

Maam Valley

4

4

7

Mountbellew

25

9

22

11½

Portumna

20

9

20

10

Ross

25

7

24

Woodford

31

26

6

329

322

KERRY:

Brosna

20

19

11½

Cahirciveen

29

29

11

Castlegregory

8

11

11½

Castleisland

11

11

12

Kenmare

25

25

Kilgarvan

26

8

26

9

Killarney

22

22

10½

Killorglin

24

24

11

Waterville

15

9

15

10½

180

182

KILDARE:

Donadea

13

13

12

Edenderry

20

20

13½

Monasterevan

18

10

18

11½

51

51

KILKENNY:

Callan

8

8

11

Graiguenamanagh

19

19

11

Knocktopher

7

7

11

Mullinavat

16

9

16

11½

Piltown

14

15

Thomastown

20

8

20

9

84

85

LAOIS:

Clonaslee

30

32

12

Durrow

21

9

18

12

Emo

38

10½

38

12½

Mountrath

28

28

11½

Ossory

25

25

12

Portlaoise

19

21

12

Stradbally

17

9

17

11½

178

179

LEITRIM:

Cuilcagh

8

8

11

Dromahaire

17

16

9

Drumkeeran

31

32

9

Glenfarne

10

9

10

10

Manorhamilton

26

9

25

92

91

LIMERICK:

Adare

22

9

22

11½

Cappamore

18

10½

20

11½

Galtee

11

11

12

12

Kilfinane

26

26

Newcastle West

10

12

10½

87

92

LONGFORD:

Ballymahon

11

11

11½

Granard

25

24

12½

36

35

LOUTH:

Dundalk

20

9

21

12

MAYO:

Ballycastle

11

12

11

7

Cong Sawmill

24

24

Croagh Patrick

16

7

16

Doolough

8

8

11½

Foxford

29

9

29

10

Glenamoy

7

8

12½

Glenisland

20

20

9

Lough Carra

13

13

10

Nephin Beg

24

24

Nephin More

8

8

8

8

Tourmakeady

9

4

169

165

MEATH:

Kingscourt

9

7

9

10½

MONAGHAN:

Cootehill

13

10

12

13

Monaghan

9

9

12½

Scotstown

16

7

16

10½

38

37

Offaly:

Kinnitty

37

8

38

11

Roscrea

35

34

Tullamore

13

11

14

12½

85

86

ROSCOMMON:

Ballinlough

7

7

10½

Ballyfarnon

14

9

14

11½

Boyle

38

9

37

11½

Strokestown

13

9

13

12½

72

71

SLIGO:

Benbulben

6

10

6

10½

Collooney

26

28

10½

Lough Gill

12

12

10½

Lough Talt

17

9

18

10½

61

64

TIPPERARY N.R.:

Newport

20

20

Silvermines

17

10

17

10½

Templemore

23

27

11½

60

64

TIPPERARY S.R.:

Anner

21

8

21

9

Ballyporeen

19

20

11½

Bansha

14

10½

14

12

Cahir

27

10½

29

12

Carrick-on-Suir

25

12

23

14

Clogheen

39

10

41

10

Dundrum

31

10

31

11½

Dundrum Sawmill

24

24

Glengarra

25

25

11

Glen of Aherlow

25

25

10½

Kilmoyler

14

13

10

Slievenamon

16

16

Urlingford

30

30

310

312

WATERFORD:

Ballyduff

15

11

15

11½

Cappoquin

32

32

9

Clonmel

24

26

11½

Comeragh

11

11

13

11

Curraghmore

36

9

40

9

Dungarvan

24

10½

24

10

Kilsheelan

36

9

36

10½

Ring

20

10½

20

11½

Kilmacthomas

42

11

41

11

Tallow

37

39

277

286

WESTMEATH:

Athlone

9

9

13

11½

Castlepollard

22

9

22

11½

Lough Ennell

14

9

14

11½

Lough Owel

11

11

11

56

60

WEXFORD:

Bree

22

22

10½

Camolin

47

10

51

11

Clonegal

33

9

33

10½

Coolgreaney

21

7

21

10½

Forth

22

22

9

Gorey

30

9

30

10

Killanne

8

10

8

10½

New Ross

15

15

11

John Fitzgerald

Kennedy

Memorial Park

8

9

9

10½

206

211

WICKLOW:

Aughrim

47

47

11½

Avoca

13

7

13

11½

Avondale

18

18

10

Ballinagee

11

12

7

Ballinglen

26

8

27

10½

Blessington

14

8

14

Delgany

9

7

9

12

Enniskerry

15

7

16

11

Glencree

8

5

8

11½

Glendalough

37

6

35

9

Glenealy

43

43

9

Glen Imaal

14

9

14

10½

Glenmalure

20

20

8

Hollywood

13

13

8

Rathdangan

17

16

Rathdrum

21

21

11½

Rathnew

22

6

22

10

Roundwood

15

15

Shelton

62

7

64

11½

Shillelagh

10

10

10½

Tinahely

35

9

37

10½

470

474

GRAND TOTAL

4,066

4,098

Basic Wage Rates.

The rates of basic pay of Forestry workers on weeks ended 7/10/66 and 14/10/66 were

County Dublin

186/-

Counties Kildare and Wicklow

180/-

All Other Counties

175/-

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