asked the Minister for Social Welfare the conditions and hourly rates of pay of office cleaners used in his Department; and whether such cleaners are directly employed by his Department or by an outside agency.
Written Answers. - Cleaners' Pay.
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Full-time cleaners are employed by my Department in a temporary unestablished capacity and are paid £106.61 per week in respect of a 30-hour (minimum) to 42-hour week.
Part-time cleaners employed by my Department on a temporary basis are paid £2.795 per hour.
A number of my Department's offices are cleaned by contract cleaning agencies.