asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the wages and the average weekly bonus earnings of forestry workers as at July in each year since 1968 to date.
388.
Written Answers. - Forestry Workers' Pay.
387.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the average weekly bonus earnings of forestry workers as at July in each year since 1968 to date.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to combine replies to Questions Nos. 387 and 388. The wages and average bonus earnings of forest workers as at 31 July in each year from 1968 to date are set out beneath. National average bonus earnings are based on a productivity figure of 98 per cent.
Wages.
|
Co. Dublin |
Cos. Kildare/ Wicklow |
Other Forests |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1968 |
10.30 |
10.00 |
9.75 |
|
1969 |
11.55 |
11.25 |
11.00 |
|
1970 |
15.05 |
14.75 |
14.50 |
|
1971 |
16.75 |
16.45 |
16.20 |
|
1972 |
18.75 |
18.45 |
18.20 |
|
1973 |
22.83 |
22.52 |
22.26 |
|
1974 |
25.70 |
25.36 |
25.08 |
|
1975 |
33.80 |
33.37 |
33.01 |
|
1976 |
37.72 |
37.26 |
36.85 |
|
1977 |
42.87 |
42.39 |
41.96 |
|
1978 |
52.05 |
51.51 |
51.03 |
|
1979 |
58.58 |
58.04 |
57.55 |
Bonus.
|
£ |
|
|
1968 |
1.96 |
|
1969 |
1.96 |
|
1970 |
2.94 |
|
1971 |
3.92 |
|
1972 |
3.92 |
|
1973 |
5.09 |
|
1974 |
5.68 |
|
1975 |
7.44 |
|
1976 |
8.23 |
|
1977 |
9.40 |
|
1978 |
10.78 |
|
1979 |
12.74 |
389.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the pay of forest workers under the first phase of the 1979 National Understanding, and the operative date in the form of a reply to a similar question of 15 May 1979, together with the bonus payable at 100 per cent since 1 January 1978 to date.
The pay of forest workers under the first phase of the 1979 National Understanding is as follows:
|
Location |
Rate of weekly pay from operative date 1 June 1979 |
|
£ |
|
|
County Dublin |
58.58 |
|
Counties Kildare/Wicklow |
58.04 |
|
All other forests |
57.55 |
|
Machine Operators: |
|
|
Low Loader |
72.66 |
|
Lorry (up to 3 tons) |
67.12 |
|
Lorry (3 to 6 tons) |
67.72 |
|
Lorry (6 to 7 tons) |
68.28 |
|
Land Rover |
66.59 |
|
Tractors (wheeled) |
61.25 |
|
Tractors (plough) |
63.79 |
|
Tractors (dozer) |
65.89 |
Bonus payable at 100% since 1 January 1978 as follows:
|
per hour at 100% |
|
|
1 January 1978 |
25.5 |
|
1 March 1978 |
27.5 |
|
1 March 1979 |
30.0 |
|
1 June 1979 |
32.5 |