asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total amount of anthracite coal raised in Éire, for each of the calendar years 1939 to 1946, inclusive; the quantities of such coal allocated to Irish industries, institutions, schools and colleges, and for domestic consumption; and, in the case of industries, the quantities and particular industry to which coal has been allocated.
Written Answers. - Anthracite Coal.
The approximate quantities of anthracite coal produced in this country in each of the years 1939 to 1946 inclusive were as follows:—
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Tons |
Tons |
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1939 |
89,026 |
1943 |
121,438 |
|
1940 |
72,998 |
1944 |
128,141 |
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1941 |
103,214 |
1945 |
121,518 |
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1942 |
114,453 |
1946 |
126,818 |
The following were the percentage allocations under different industrial and domestic headings in 1946 and the figures may be taken as applying generally in respect of the preceding years.
ALLOCATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES:
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Sugar Manufacture |
31.5% |
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Grain Drying |
31.5% |
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Lime Burning |
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Gas Producer Plants |
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Steam Raising |
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Forge Work |
ALLOCATION FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES:
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For the operation of thermal storage cookers in hospitals, institutions, hotels and households. |
20% |
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For institutional central heating. |
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For fish and chip boilers |
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Allowances to miners and sales for general purposes in certain colliery areas of low-grade duff and other inferior material unsuitable for industrial purposes |
17% |