asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he is in a position to state the extra cost incurred by Ireland through having to import coal from the United States of America, Poland and elsewhere as a result of the inadequate supply of British coal to Ireland during the year 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Coal Imports.
Our chief suppliers of coal in 1950 were:—
|
Great Britain |
1,661,525tons |
|
Poland |
206,196tons |
|
France |
45,884tons |
Small quantities were also imported from Belgium and Germany.
I have no information as to the comparable prices, quality for quality, charged for coal from these sources in 1950 but the average c.i.f. cost per ton of Polish and French coals was 15/6 and 24/5 respectively higher than the average c.i.f. cost per ton of all British coals.
No coal was imported from the United States of America in 1950.