asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the quantities of industrial alcohol produced in Éire each year since the establishment of factories for this purpose in this country; (b) the average yearly price at which such alcohol was sold, and (c) the quantities of potatoes or other raw material used in such production in each year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Alcohol Production.
As the information asked for can best be furnished in the form of a tabular statement, I will have it circulated with the Official Report.
The statement is:—
INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL: PRODUCTION, AVERAGE SELLING PRICE, AND RAW MATERIAL USED.
|
Year ended |
Quantity produced (gallons) |
Average selling price per gallon sold |
Raw Materials used |
Denaturing Petrol |
Ether (gallons |
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|
Potatoes (tons) |
Molasses (tons) |
Barley (tons) |
Wood Naphtha and Methanol (gallons) |
Pyridene (gallons) |
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|
s. |
d. |
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|
30/9/1937(a) |
18,208 |
3 |
0 |
866 |
— |
15 |
430 |
84 |
839 |
— |
|
30/9/1938 |
482,864 |
3 |
0 |
18,664 |
1,084 |
364 |
11,232 |
2,205 |
22,491 |
— |
|
30/9/1939 |
787,156 |
3 |
0 |
10,074 |
7,040 |
282 |
14,097 |
3,782 |
36,575 |
— |
|
30/9/1940 |
1,292,294 |
3 |
0 |
16,147 |
10,837 |
287 |
24,958 |
4,793 |
60,300 |
— |
|
30/9/1941 |
436,375 |
3 |
7 |
12,815 |
1,275 |
242 |
9,260 |
1,152 |
20,302 |
— |
|
30/9/1942 |
416,429 |
6 |
9 |
17,369 |
— |
340 |
166 |
1,650 |
39,151 |
— |
|
30/9/1943 |
140,320 |
6 |
9 |
3,119 |
1,067 |
65 |
224 |
473 |
12,695 |
— |
|
30/9/1944 |
303,191 |
7 |
4 |
9,407 |
1,155 |
185 |
146 |
1,222 |
27,446 |
77 |
|
30/9/1945 |
232,399 |
7 |
6 |
8,851 |
545 |
166 |
413 |
707 |
21,040 |
31 |
(a) Not a full year; production did not commence until 28/4/1937.