It is proposed with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to answer Questions Nos. 359, 360 and 361 together. The information required by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which is attached and which will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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1975-76
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1976-77
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1. (a) Total wages and salaries paid in respect of production and maintenance work at briquette factories
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£966,224
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£966,254
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(b) Other wages and salaries charged to such factories
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£85,111
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£98,090
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(c) Volume in tonnes of milled peat supplied to such factories
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853,776
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771,769
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(d) Average cost per tonne of milled peat charged to the factories together with total charge
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Confidential
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Confidential
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(e) Sales of briquettes in tonnes and revenue therefrom
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322,585
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338,988
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£4,575,377
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£5,192,173
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1975-76
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1976-77
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2. Wages and salaries attributable to:
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(a) Machine peat and milled peat delivered to ESB, briquette factories and tip heads
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£9,194,948
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£9,419,948
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(b) Peat moss and peat moss factories
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£1,165,159
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£1,327,325
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(c) Agricultural development
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£102,928
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£116,592
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(d) Drainage and other bog development
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£463,790
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£769,902
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(e) Other wage and salary expenditure
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£2,664,275
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£2,775,233
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(f) Total wages and salaries
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£13,591,100
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£14,409,000
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1975-76
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3. (a) Total amount of milled peat produced—tonnes
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5,247,911
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(b) Average charge per tonne of milled peat supplied to the ESB
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£3.37
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(c) Average charge per tonne of milled peat supplied to briquette factories
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Confidential
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(d) Average charge per tonne for other sales of milled peat
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£4.24
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(e) Average wage content cost of producing a tonne of milled peat
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Confidential
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(f) Other costs in the all-in production costs per tonne delivered to ESB and briquette factories
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Confidential
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