Dáil Éireann - Volume 96 - 26 April, 1945 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 96 - 26 April, 1945

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Compliance with Wage Orders.

Mr. Larkin (Junior) Mr. Larkin (Junior)

Mr. Larkin (Junior) asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state for each of the years 1937 to 1944, inclusive, (a) the total number of inspections made by inspectors under the Agricultural Wages Act, 1936; (b) the number of breaches of the Wage Orders of the Agricultural Wages Board recorded in his Department; (c) the number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken to enforce the provisions of such Wage Orders, and (d) the number of convictions obtained and the the total amount of fines imposed.

Minister for Agriculture (Dr. Ryan) James Ryan

Minister for Agriculture (Dr. Ryan): I have obtained from the Agricultural Wages Board the particulars asked for by the Deputy. As these particulars are in the form of a tabular statement I am arranging to have them circulated in the Official Report.

The statement is as follows:—

2513 [2513]Year (or period) ending	Number of Inspections made by Agricultural Wages Inspectors	Number of breaches of the Wages Orders recorded by the Board	Number of cases in which summary proceedings were taken	Number of convictions obtained	Total amount of fines imposed
					£	s.	d.
22nd April, 1937 to
31st Dec., 1938	12,000	1,086	8	8	5	0	0
31st Dec., 1939	16,000	1,945	13	10	8	10	0
31st Dec., 1940	14,255	1,109	23	23	11	10	1
31st Dec., 1941	2,661	980	1	1	5	0	0
31st Dec., 1942	2,417	914	4	4	9	0	0
31st Dec., 1943	2,605	755	1	1	15	0	0
31st Dec., 1944	2,822	339	1	1	2	0	0

Dáil Éireann 96 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Compliance with Wage Orders.

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