asked the Minister for Defence the effective weekly rate of pay of the principal categories of civilian employees employed in his Department under the Second Phase of the National Understanding, 1980; and if he will give the effective date in the form of a reply to a Parliamentary Question of 18 November 1980.

The information sought by the Deputy is given in the following table.

* In addition to the basic weekly rates of pay shown, service pay (50p to £2.00 per week, as appropriate) is payable to all classes marked *.

140.

asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the weekly rate of pay of forest workers and forest machine drivers under the Second Phase of the National Understanding, 1980.

(Cavan-Monaghan)): The weekly rate for forest workers is as follows:—

The weekly rate of pay for forest machine drivers is as follows:—

141.

asked the Minister for Health the effective weekly rates of pay of ambulance drivers in each health board under the first and second phases of the National Understanding, 1980.

The basic weekly wage scales of trained ambulance drivers employed in each health board, with the exception of the Dublin area of the Eastern Health Board, are as follows:—

Inclusive of phase I of the national understanding, 1980, from £90.08 to £98.41 per week; Inclusive of phase II of the national understanding, 1980, from £96.38 to £105.30 per week.

In the Dublin area of the Eastern Health Board the respective scales are:

Phase I, from £95.19 to £104.76; Phase II, from £101.85 to £112.09.

In addition, allowances may be paid, as appropriate, for shift work, week-end work, for on-call and for call-out.

142.

asked the Minister for Health the wages of (a) wardsmaids and (b) hospital attendants in each health board under the second phase of the National Understanding, 1980.

The basic weekly wage scales for the staff concerned are set out on the schedule below. The scales are inclusive of phase II of the National Understanding, 1980.

* In the Dublin area of the Eastern Health Board the title of the grade in question is "wardsmistress". In all other areas the title is either "Domestic" or "Female Attendant".