asked the Minister for Health the rates of pay and the hours of work of agricultural workers employed by each mental hospital throughout the country.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Workers in Mental Hospitals.
185.
The information required is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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Mental Hospital |
Rates of Pay |
Hours Worked |
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Ardee. |
Agricultural Workers (unskilled): Agricultural Wages Board minimum rate, i.e., £9 2s. 0d. p.w. Agricultural Workers (highly skilled): A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 5/- p.w., i.e. £9 7s. 0d. p.w. |
Hours prescribed by the Agricultural Wages Board, i.e., 44 p.w. in Winter, 50 p.w. in Summer. do. |
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Agricultural Workers (highly skilled): A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 5/- p.w., i.e. £9 7s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £2 14s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £11 16s. 0d. p.w. |
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Ballinasloe and Castlerea. |
Farm Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 3/- p.w., i.e. £8 18s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Farm Assistant: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 p.w., i.e. £9 15s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor Driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 33?%, i.e. £11 6s. 8d. p.w. |
do. |
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Carlow. |
Assistant Gardener: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 10/-p.w., i.e. £9 12s. 0d. p.w. |
45-hour week. |
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Castlebar. |
Agricultural Labourers: £10 6s. 0d. p.w. |
Hours prescribed by A.W.B., i.e. 44 p.w. in Winter. 50 p.w. in Summer. |
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Herd: £10 6s. 0d. p.w. + differential of £1 5s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £11 11s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Assistant Herd: £10 6s. 0d. p.w. + differential of £1 0s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £11 6s.0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Clonmel. |
Agricultural Labourers: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 10/- p.w., i.e. £9 12s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 30/-p.w., i.e. £10 12s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Herd: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 30/-p.w., i.e. £10 12s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Cork. |
Agricultural Workers: A.W.B. minimum rate, i.e. £9 10s. 0d. p.w. |
45-hour week in Winter 50-hour week in Summer |
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Farm Labourers: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 p.w., i.e. £10 10s. 0d. p.w. |
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Tractor Driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £2 14s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £12 4s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Ennis. |
Farm Workers: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 10s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £10 5s. 0d. p.w. |
Hours prescribed by A.W.B., i.e. 44 p.w. 50 p.w. in Summer. 50 p.w. in Summer. |
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Enniscorthy. |
A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 15/- p.w., i.e. £9 17s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Kilkenny. |
Agricultural Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 1s. 6d. p.w., i.e. £10 3s. 6d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor Driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 12s. 6d. p.w., i.e. £10 14s. 6d. p.w. |
do. |
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Herd: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 2s. 6d. p.w., i.e. £10 4s. 6d. p.w. |
do. |
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*Killarney. |
Agricultural Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 5s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £10 p.w. |
A.W.B. hours worked on average. |
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Ploughman: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 33?% p.w., i.e. £11 13s. 4d. p.w. |
do. |
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Herd: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £85 p.a., i.e. £10 7s. 9d. p.w. |
do. |
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Letterkenny |
Agricultural Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 10/- p.w. i.e. £9 5s. 0d. p.w. |
Hours prescribed by A.W.B.,i.e. 44 p.w. in Winter. 50 p.w. in Summer. |
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Limerick. |
Agricultural Workers: A.W.B. minimum rate, i.e. £9 2s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Herd/Cattleman: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 3s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £10 5s. 0d. p.w. |
8 a.m.-6 p.m. |
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Tractor man: £12 p.w. |
do. |
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Pigman: £10 p.w. full board and lodgings. |
do. |
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Cowman/Dairyman: £12 10s. 0d. p.w. with house and other perquisites. |
6.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. with 2½ hours break for meals, 6 day week. |
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Monaghan. |
Agricultural Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate, i.e. £8 15s. 0d. p.w. |
48-hour week. |
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Tractor Driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 33?%, i.e. £11 6s. 8d. p.w. |
do. |
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Mullingar |
Agricultural Labourer: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 11s. 3d. p.w., i.e. £9 0s. 5d. p.w. |
Hours prescribed by A.W.B. i.e. 44 p.w. in Winter, 50 p.w. in Summer. |
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Tractor driver: Basic rate + 33?%, i.e. £11 13s. 4d. |
do. |
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Herd: Basic rate + £1 5s. 0d. p.w., i.e. £10 0s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Portlaoighise |
A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 10s. p.w.,£9 5s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
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Sligo |
Tractor drivers on repair works: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of 33?%, i.e. £11 13s. 4d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor drivers not on repair works: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 p.w., i.e. £9 15s.0d. p.w., |
do. |
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Waterford |
Agricultural Labourers: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 1s. 3d. p.w., i.e. £10 3s. 3d. p.w. |
do. |
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Tractor driver: A.W.B. minimum rate + differential of £1 12s. 6d. p.w., i.e. £10 14s. 6d. p.w. |
do. |
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*Newcastle |
A.W.B. minimum rate, i.e. £9 2s. 0d. p.w. |
do. |
NOTES
*(a) Killarney. There is a Lorry Driver/Farm Labourer employed and he is paid £587 p.a. (i.e. County Council Lorry Driver's rate).
*(b) Newcastle. The Agricultural Labourer will be working a 42½-hour week from 1st February, 1968.
*(c) Portrane. Two part-time herds are employed (They work 4 hours a day, seven days a week from January to November) and are paid £6 a week each.