asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he will state what portions of the Shannon Works have been taken over to date by the Electricity Supply Board, the respective amounts of liability assumed by the Board for each such portions taken over, the rate of interest fixed on the respective amounts, and the total amount of interest paid to date to the Minister for Finance, as prescribed by Section 15 (2) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - The Shannon Works.
As the reply involves a number of dates and figures, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
I want to point out that I am not replying to the last two points in this question; they should really be addressed to the Minister for Finance.
Following is the reply:—
The portions of the Shannon Works taken over by the Electricity Supply Board are those described in the schedules to sixteen Transfer Orders made under my Seal on various dates on and after 25th March, 1929, of which thirteen have been published and put on sale as Statutory Rules and Orders and the remainder are with the printer. The title and date of each Order and the amount of the Board's liability in respect of the Works described in it are as follows:—
The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 1) Order, 1929, 25th March, 1929, £278,700; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 2) Order, 1929, 15th July, 1929, £42,674; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 3) Order, 1929, 29th July, 1929, £1,976; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 4) Order, 1929, 11th October, 1929, £13,500; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 5) Order, 1929, 21st October, 1929, £1,097,900; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 6) Order, 1929, 11th Nov., 1929, £123,800; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 7) Order, 1929, 13th Dec., 1929, £371,700; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 8) Order, 1929, 15th July, 1929, £6,025; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 9) Order, 1929, 11th Oct., 1929, £1,194; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 10) Order, 1929, 21st Oct., 1929, £33,670; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 11) Order, 1929, 23rd Dec., 1929, £71,003; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 12) Order, 1929, 31st Oct., 1929, £3,200; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 13) Order, 1930, 3rd Feb., 1930, amount not yet fixed; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 14) Order, 1930, 10th Feb., 1930, amount not yet fixed; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 15) Order, 1930, 1st March, 1930, amount not yet fixed; The Shannon Works Transfer (No. 16) Order, 1930, 19th Feb., 1930, amount not yet fixed.