Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Feb 1975

Vol. 278 No. 5

Written Answers. - Drainage Workers Pay.

119.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the provisions of the weekly pay increases under the National Agreement applicable to drainage workers employed by the Office of Public Works, in the form of a reply of 21st January, 1975.

Minister for Finance (Mr. R. Ryan)

The information sought by the Deputy is shown in the following table:

Office of Public Works—Arterial Drainage Employees

Category	Pre 1974 Agreement Rate	First Phase	Second Phase	Present Rate	Operative Date of Present Rate	“Threshold” Increase
Moy Scheme in Ballina and Castlebar Urban Districts
1. Labourers and classes paid differentials over that rate	£23.69 to £24.29	£2.95 to £3.01	£2.29 to £2.31	£28.93 to £29.61	1s 1974
2. Chargehands	£24.11 to £24.88	£2.99 to £3.07	£2.30 to £2.35	£29.40 to £30.30	,,	£2.94 to £3.03
Rest of Moy Scheme and all other schemes
1. Labourers and classes paid differentials over that rate	£22.54 to £23.18	£2.85 to £2.91	£2.23 to £2.25	£27.62 to £28.34	,,
2. Chargehands	£22.95 to £23.78	£2.89 to £2.96	£2.24 to £2.29	£28.08 to £29.03	,,
All Schemes
3. Vehicle drivers	£24.84 to £26.40	£3.06 to £3.21	£2.35 to £2.43	£30.25 to £32.04	,,	£3.03 to £3.20
4. Excavator drivers:
(a) Trainee	up to £23.92	up to £2.98	up to £2.30	up to £29.20	,,	up to £2.92
(b) Qualified	£28.82 to £30.89	£3.41 to £3.56	£2.56 to £2.67	£34.79 to £37.12	,,
5. Gangers	up to £31.30	up to £3.59	up to £2.69	up to £37.58	,,	up to 3£.76
6. Works Clerks
Storekeeper/Clerks	£25.96 to £29.70	£3.17 to £3.47	£2.41 to £2.61	£31.54 to £35.78
Work Study Assessors Grade III
7. Work Study Assessors Grade II	£31.20 to £33.70	£3.57 to £3.76	£2.84 to £2.97	£41.61 to
Work Study Assessors Grade I	£35.88	£3.92	£3.09	£46.89	,,	£4.68
8. Foremen Grade III	£31.20 to £33.42	£3.57 to £3.75	£2.84 to £2.96	£41.61 to £44.
Foremen Grade II	£33.70 to £35.88	£3.76 to £3.92	£2.97 to £3.09	£44.43 to £46.89
Foremen Grade I	£36.54 to £38.73	£3.96 to £4.11	£3.14 to £3.23	£47.64 to £50.07	,,	£4.76 to £5.00
9. Boy Labourers	£11.03 to £12.13	£1.43	£1.11	£13.57 to £14.67	,,	£1.36 to £1.4
10. Watchmen—Night	£3.45 per watch	£0.43 per watch	£0.33 per watch	£4.21 per watch	,,	£0.42 per wat
Watchmen—Day	£3.36 per watch	£0.42 per watch	£0.32 per watch	£4.10 per watch	,,	£0.41 per watch
11. Craftsmen	£30.67	£3.35	£1.96	£39.58	1st January, 1975	£3.60

Notes: 1. The present rates for all grades, except craftsmen, include the second phase of the 15th round increase. The “Threshold” increase in these cases will apply from 1st March, 1975. The present rate for craftsmen includes the “Threshold” increase, applied from 1st January, 1975.

2. The present rates for Work Study Assessors, Grades II and I and Foremen, Grades III, II and I include an anomaly award of £4 a week from 1st June, 1974.

120.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Finance the weekly rates of pay of drainage workers employed by the Office of Public Works in the form of a reply of 15th May, 1973.

Minister for Finance (Mr. R. Ryan)

The information requested is as follows:—

Weekly Rates of Pay

Scheme	Grade	Rate
Moy Scheme in	Labourers	From £28.93 basic to £29.61 with
Ballina and		differentials
Castlebar	Chargehands	£29.40 up to £30.30
Urban Districts	Trainee Excavator Drivers	Up to £29.20
	Qualified Excavator Drivers	£34.79 to £37.12 depending on type of machine and skill and experience of driver
	Vehicle Drivers	£30.25 to £32.04
Rest of Moy and all other Schemes	Labourers	£27.62 basic to £28.34 with differentials
	Chargehands	£28.08 up to £29.03
	Trainee Excavator Drivers	Up to £29.20
	Qualified Excavator Drivers	£34.79 to £37.12
	Vehicle Drivers	£30.25 to £32.04

Grade	Rate on All Schemes
Gangers	Up to £37.58
Storekeepers	£37.13
Foreman, Grade I	£47.64 × £0.81—£50.07
Foreman, Grade 2	£44.43 × £0.82—£46.89
Foreman, Grade 3	£41.61 × £0.84—£44.13
Craftsmen (See Note (iv))	£39.58
Works Clerks
Storekeeper Clerks	£31.54 × £0.94—£35.30 × £0.48—£35.78
Work Study Assessors, Grade III
Assessor, Grade I	£46.89
Assessor, Grade II	£41.61 × £0.84—£44.13 × £0.30—£44.43
Watchmen	(a) Regular: (night) £4.21 per watch
	(b) Relief: (day) £4.10 per watch
Boy Labourers	From £13.57—£14.67 depending on age.

(i) These rates are exclusive of incentive bonus which operates on the Boyne and Maigue Schemes.

(ii) The normal working week is 40 hours for all grades.

(iii) All the grades listed above except tradesmen received the increases provided for in the Second Phase of the National Agreement, 1974 (15th round) from 1st December, 1974.

(iv) For craftsmen the terms of the cost of living "Threshold" increase under National Agreement (15th round) applied from 1st January, 1975.