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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Mar 1969

Vol. 239 No. 4

Written Answers. - Wages of Experimental Station Employees.

87.

asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the basic wages, wage adjustment and overtime rates of non-craftsmen employees and tractor drivers at the experimental stations outside Dublin County in the form of a reply of 4th February, 1969.

Following is the information requested. It is assumed that the question relates to the Department's farms at the Munster Institute and at the Agricultural Colleges at Athenry, Ballyhaise and Clonakilty.

Overtime rates

Centre

Grade

Basic Wage

Wage Adjustment

November to February (44 hour week)

March to October (50 hour week)

Weekday

Sunday

Weekday

Sunday

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Munster Institute

Farm Foreman

16

10

0

Gardener

13

3

0

7

8

11½

6

7

7

10½

Engineman

10

15

0

1

8

0

6

11

8

3

6

1

7

3

(allowance)

Tractor Driver

10

15

0

1

1

6

6

5

7

11

5

8

7

0

Cattleman

10

15

0

(i.e. 10% on basic wage)

6

5

7

11

5

8

7

0

Labourer

10

15

0

6

5

7

11

5

8

7

0

Mellowes College, Athenry

Farm Foreman

15

10

0

Gardener

12

15

0

7

3

8

6

7

8

Watchman

10

0

0

1

0

0

(allowance)

Milkman

10

0

0

3

0

0

(allowance)

Tractor Driver

10

0

0

1

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Cattleman

10

0

0

(i.e., 10% on basic wage)

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Labourer

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Poultry Assistant

7

15

3

4

5

5

3

3

10½

4

7

Agricultural College, Ballyhaise

Farm Foreman

15

10

0

Gardener

12

15

0

7

3

8

6

7

8

Engineman

10

0

0

1

5

0

6

5

7

8

5

6

9

(allowance)

Tractor Driver

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

1

0

0

Cattleman

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

(i.e., 10% on basic wage)

Pigman

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Labourer

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Agricultural College, Clonakilty

Farm Foreman

15

10

0

Gardener

12

15

0

7

3

8

6

7

8

Tractor Driver

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

1

0

0

Cattleman

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

(i.e., 10% on basic wage)

Pigman

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Labourer

10

0

0

6

0

7

5

5

4

6

7

Note: (a) The engineman at the Munster Institute receives an additional allowance of 15/- a week during the heating season.

(b) The allowance paid to the milkman at Athenry covers any necessary overtime.

(c) The rates for farm foreman have been increased since 4th February, 1969.

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