Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
176 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the details of the quarterly data on hourly wage rates, hours worked and average earnings since the first quarter of 2007 in respect of each category of employment for which the Central Statistics Office collects information. [34575/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraQuarterly statistics on earnings, employment and hours worked are compiled by the Central Statistics Office from the following sources:
The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) which will ultimately replace the other CSO short-term earnings surveys;
The survey on earnings in Distribution and Business Services;
The survey on earnings and hours in the Construction Sector; and
The survey on earnings in the Public Sector.
Statistics from the EHECS survey are given in Table 1.
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
2009Q1* |
||
|
Industry (B-E) |
Employees (Number) |
237,700 |
238,200 |
240,000 |
237,800 |
231,100 |
232,600 |
226,900 |
221,400 |
215,40 |
|
Weekly Paid Hours (Hours) |
38.1 |
38.5 |
37.9 |
38.3 |
37.5 |
38.5 |
38.4 |
38.1 |
36.6 |
|
|
Average Hourly Earnings (Euro) |
19.51 |
19.56 |
19.25 |
20.34 |
20.82 |
20.35 |
20.26 |
21.44 |
22.05 |
|
|
Financial and insurance activities (K) |
Employees (Number) |
79,300 |
80,700 |
81,000 |
81,700 |
83,200 |
86,000 |
84,900 |
84,300 |
84,300 |
|
Weekly Paid Hours (Hours) |
34.0 |
34.0 |
34.0 |
34.1 |
33.8 |
34.0 |
33.8 |
33.8 |
33.2 |
|
|
Average Hourly Earnings (Euro) |
31.82 |
31.86 |
26.42 |
28.96 |
34.17 |
32.96 |
27.98 |
30.18 |
30.37 |
*Provisional.
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
|
|
Motor trades (50) |
631.90 |
635.26 |
637.22 |
647.21 |
650.76 |
633.35 |
629.62 |
631.25 |
|
Wholesale trade (51) |
713.83 |
715.97 |
722.55 |
717.72 |
724.68 |
736.73 |
733.88 |
748.24 |
|
Retail trade (52) |
714.86 |
735.69 |
746.07 |
771.87 |
778.15 |
754.63 |
757.53 |
789.45 |
|
Hotels and restaurants (55) |
430.00 |
444.38 |
448.84 |
461.93 |
447.17 |
458.35 |
474.17 |
481.83 |
|
Land transport (60) |
705.99 |
720.35 |
715.60 |
705.21 |
757.48 |
743.47 |
724.86 |
745.70 |
|
Post and telecommunications (64) |
888.41 |
906.54 |
910.96 |
.. |
976.95 |
919.94 |
926.14 |
.. |
|
Other business activities (74) |
714.40 |
727.73 |
732.95 |
728.98 |
736.61 |
721.19 |
703.15 |
733.87 |
|
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, personal and household goods (50-52) |
701.35 |
714.38 |
721.09 |
733.72 |
739.65 |
727.86 |
728.02 |
750.73 |
|
Water and air transport, supporting transport and travel agent activities (61-63) |
811.96 |
816.33 |
809.85 |
.. |
822.85 |
855.66 |
823.04 |
.. |
|
Real estate, renting of machinery and equipment (70-71) |
835.35 |
859.70 |
862.69 |
867.60 |
854.39 |
844.05 |
838.53 |
885.52 |
|
Computing activities, research and development (72-73) |
762.55 |
767.14 |
766.36 |
774.35 |
798.49 |
815.61 |
817.56 |
850.30 |
|
Distribution and business services (50-64, 70-74) |
695.31 |
708.56 |
708.56 |
726.63 |
727.01 |
719.43 |
714.34 |
748.81 |
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
|
|
Average Earnings per Hour |
18.25 |
18.46 |
18.44 |
18.77 |
19.03 |
18.93 |
18.97 |
19.20 |
|
Average Hours Worked per Week |
43.0 |
43.3 |
44.4 |
45.2 |
43.6 |
43.0 |
43.2 |
42.8 |
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
2009Q1 |
|
|
Civil Service |
37.3 |
38.0 |
38.4 |
37.9 |
38.6 |
39.5 |
39.3 |
38.8 |
38.7 |
|
Defence |
11.2 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
|
An Garda Siochana |
12.8 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
|
Education |
97.7 |
97.0 |
93.5 |
100.9 |
101.4 |
101.6 |
97.9 |
105.0 |
104.1 |
|
Regional Bodies |
38.1 |
40.0 |
40.1 |
38.8 |
39.0 |
41.2 |
40.4 |
38.5 |
37.8 |
|
Semi-State Companies |
53.0 |
53.3 |
53.0 |
52.8 |
52.8 |
53.8 |
53.9 |
53.3 |
52.3 |
|
Public Sector (excluding Health) |
251.7 |
254.0 |
251.1 |
256.6 |
258.0 |
262.6 |
258.2 |
262.3 |
259.5 |
|
Health |
110.4 |
111.6 |
112.8 |
111.5 |
110.3 |
110.5 |
110.8 |
111.0 |
111.8 |
|
Public Sector (including Health) |
362.1 |
365.6 |
363.9 |
368.1 |
368.3 |
373.1 |
369.1 |
373.3 |
371.2 |
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
2009Q1 |
|
|
Civil Service |
870.81 |
870.83 |
879.58 |
889.8 |
912.35 |
889.82 |
921.24 |
940.84 |
941.09 |
|
Defence |
740.88 |
741.82 |
778.14 |
807.18 |
788.18 |
799.65 |
820.12 |
825.84 |
828.79 |
|
An Garda Síochána |
1,209.20 |
1,248.26 |
1,104.22 |
1,262.10 |
1,226.16 |
1,247.74 |
1,196.19 |
1,158.88 |
1,177.54 |
|
Education |
900.87 |
931.32 |
930.16 |
921.63 |
932.28 |
944.97 |
944.49 |
964.15 |
969.36 |
|
Regional Bodies |
814.52 |
813.92 |
811.36 |
830.41 |
832.64 |
838.55 |
815.58 |
864.45 |
869.1 |
|
Semi-State Companies |
992.3 |
1,007.55 |
999.23 |
1,033.54 |
1,044.40 |
1,036.55 |
1,047.07 |
1,072.40 |
1,085.75 |
|
Public Sector (excluding Health) |
908.32 |
926.64 |
918.31 |
936.56 |
941.01 |
942.81 |
945.18 |
966.65 |
973.04 |
177 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the details of the quarterly data on earnings and hours worked in different public service categories in each quarter since 2007, distinguishing basic pay from overtime and allowances. [34576/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe current quarterly earnings survey on the public sector collects data on weekly earnings but does not distinguish basic pay and overtime. This survey will be replaced shortly by the new quarterly Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS), which will be extended to all sectors. It will provide more detail on the components of earnings and it will be possible to distinguish regular, overtime and irregular earnings.
|
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
2009Q1 |
|
|
Public Sector (excluding Health) |
908.32 |
926.64 |
918.31 |
936.56 |
941.01 |
942.81 |
945.18 |
966.65 |
973.04 |
|
Civil Service |
870.81 |
870.83 |
879.58 |
889.8 |
912.35 |
889.82 |
921.24 |
940.84 |
941.09 |
|
Administrative Civil Servants |
852.56 |
850.91 |
862.98 |
874.96 |
893.66 |
873.55 |
905.1 |
923.23 |
920.35 |
|
Industrial Civil Servants |
687.1 |
693.94 |
694.61 |
688.36 |
792.74 |
708.18 |
727.16 |
743.32 |
747.09 |
|
Others in the Public Sector |
394.6 |
442.92 |
400.49 |
454.02 |
467.89 |
469.93 |
483.29 |
513.11 |
523.05 |
|
Prison Officers |
1,179.85 |
1,222.53 |
1,193.50 |
1,162.79 |
1,172.33 |
1,184.57 |
1,209.70 |
1,219.39 |
1,252.09 |
|
Defence |
740.88 |
741.82 |
778.14 |
807.18 |
788.18 |
799.65 |
820.12 |
825.84 |
828.79 |
|
An Garda Síochána |
1,209.20 |
1,248.26 |
1,104.22 |
1,262.10 |
1,226.16 |
1,247.74 |
1,196.19 |
1,158.88 |
1,177.54 |
|
Education |
900.87 |
931.32 |
930.16 |
921.63 |
932.28 |
944.97 |
944.49 |
964.15 |
969.36 |
|
Primary education |
859.11 |
873.59 |
867.21 |
861.3 |
878.2 |
880.52 |
883.24 |
906.7 |
907.28 |
|
Secondary education (excl. VECs & ITs) |
1,041.04 |
1,068.73 |
1,024.49 |
1,048.76 |
1,073.95 |
1,078.05 |
1,064.73 |
1,097.10 |
1,103.04 |
|
Third level education (excl. VECs & ITs) |
978.18 |
1,035.56 |
1,055.97 |
1,010.53 |
1,035.62 |
1,035.15 |
1,079.46 |
1,108.55 |
1,095.36 |
|
VECs and ITs |
809.4 |
851.44 |
869.22 |
855.32 |
840.3 |
886.04 |
860.48 |
860.31 |
882.83 |
|
Regional Bodies |
814.52 |
813.92 |
811.36 |
830.41 |
832.64 |
838.55 |
815.58 |
864.45 |
869.1 |
|
Local Authorities |
811.57 |
810.5 |
807.96 |
826.97 |
828.71 |
834.56 |
810.27 |
859.92 |
864.63 |
|
Non-Local Authority Regional Bodies |
912.89 |
929.87 |
926.95 |
949.99 |
973.19 |
988.52 |
1,007.04 |
1,038.81 |
1,038.38 |
|
Semi-State Companies |
992.3 |
1,007.55 |
999.23 |
1,033.54 |
1,044.40 |
1,036.55 |
1,047.07 |
1,072.40 |
1,085.75 |
|
Commercial Semi-State Companies |
1,003.55 |
1,023.17 |
1,008.02 |
1,052.71 |
1,069.06 |
1,050.40 |
1,060.45 |
1,086.94 |
1,097.73 |
|
Non-Commercial Semi-State Companies |
949.18 |
947.69 |
958.65 |
964.75 |
975.07 |
997.11 |
1,009.07 |
1,031.13 |
1,051.71 |
178 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office collects information on bonuses and overtime or other allowances payable in private sector employments; and if they can distinguish movements in the categories since the first quarter of 2007. [34577/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe quarterly Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) is a new quarterly survey which is being phased in to replace all other existing CSO short-term earnings inquiries. It provides more detail on the components of earnings and labour costs, including separate information on regular pay, overtime and irregular earnings.
The survey was rolled out to the Industrial and Financial sectors from Q4 2005 onwards and was extended to other sectors in Q1 2008. The next EHECS quarterly publication (for Q2 2009) will be extended to provide economy-wide coverage of earnings and labour cost data. The current data for the Industrial and Financial sectors (up to Q1 2009) is set out below:
|
NACE sector |
Earnings |
2007Q1 |
2007Q2 |
2007Q3 |
2007Q4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q2 |
2008Q3 |
2008Q4 |
2009Q1* |
|
Industry (B-E) |
Regular |
17.24 |
17.61 |
17.6 |
18.13 |
18.15 |
18.21 |
18.4 |
19.08 |
19.63 |
|
Overtime |
1.16 |
1.22 |
1.19 |
1.21 |
1.12 |
1.18 |
1.12 |
1.09 |
0.91 |
|
|
Irregular |
1.1 |
0.73 |
0.46 |
0.99 |
1.55 |
0.96 |
0.74 |
1.28 |
1.51 |
|
|
Total |
19.51 |
19.56 |
19.25 |
20.34 |
20.82 |
20.35 |
20.26 |
21.44 |
22.05 |
|
|
Financial and insurance activities (K) |
Regular |
24.58 |
24.88 |
24.67 |
25.58 |
25.72 |
26.6 |
26.33 |
26.95 |
27.25 |
|
Overtime |
0.55 |
0.6 |
0.47 |
0.5 |
0.45 |
0.46 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
0.32 |
|
|
Irregular |
6.68 |
6.39 |
1.28 |
2.88 |
8 |
5.9 |
1.25 |
2.8 |
2.79 |
|
|
Total |
31.82 |
31.86 |
26.42 |
28.96 |
34.17 |
32.96 |
27.98 |
30.18 |
30.37 |
*Provisional.
