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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Jun 1979

Vol. 315 No. 1

Written Answers. - Road Workers' Pay

108.

asked the Minister for the Environment the basic weekly pay of road workers in Counties Meath and Cavan: (a) immediately prior to the first Public Services Pay Agreement, (b) at the commencement and end of each of the two Public Services Pay Agreements, (c) at the end of each subsequent National Agreement, and (d) present pay.

It is assumed that the two public services pay agreements referred to by the Deputy are the two general pay rounds in the public service immediately prior to the first Employer/Labour Conference National Agreement dated 21 December 1970.

Following is the information requested as furnished by the County Councils in question:

County Meath

County Cavan

(a) Basic weekly rate of pay of road workers at 1 April 1968

£10-1-8

£10-1-0

Effective Dates

County Council

Meath

Cavan

(b) Basic weekly rate of pay of road workers:

(1) at the commencement of the 1969 agreement on pay in the public service. (1st Phase)

1 April 19691 June 1969

£11-1-8£11-6-8

£11-1-0£11-6-0

(2) at the end of that settlement

31 March 1970

£12-6-8

£12-6-0

(3) at the commencement of the 1970 agreement on pay in the public service.

1 April 1970

£14.84

£14.80

(4) at the end of that agreement.

31 December 1971

£16.54

£16.50

County Meath

County Cavan

(c) Basic weekly rate of pay of roadworkers at end of

£

£

1970 National Wage Agreement

19.91

19.87

1972 National Wage Agreement

22.61

22.57

*1974 National Wage Agreement

30.46

30.42

*1975 National Wage Agreement

37.39

37.33

1976 Interim National Wage Agreement

40.51

40.45

1977 National Wage Agreement

44.58

44.52

†1978 National Wage Agreement

54.21

54.15

* Includes substitution payments as provided for in clause 3(f) of the 1974 Agreement.

† Includes relativity payment of £3.50 per week from 1 March 1978 under Labour Court Recommendation No. 4706, and a productivity payment of £1.50 per week from 1 October 1978.

(d) The present pay of roadworkers in the counties in question is shown in the final line of the above statement.

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