asked the Taoiseach if he will state (a) the number and total value of touring motor cars, private motor cars, lorries, vans, and tractors, (b) the value of motor parts, and (c) the quantity and value of petrol, oils, and tyres imported in each of the years 1949, 1950 and 1951 and up to the latest available date in 1952.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Motor Industry.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I intend to circulate in the Official Report a statement answering the three parts of this question.
Following is the statement:
IMPORTS OF MOTOR TOURING CARS, GOODS VEHICLES, TRACTORS AND PARTS, PETROL, OILS AND TYRES IN EACH YEAR 1949 TO 1951 AND IN THE PERIOD JANUARY—SEPTEMBER, 1952.
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Description |
Unit of Quantity |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
January-September, 1952 |
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|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
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|
Motor vehicles: |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
Touring cars (incl. private cars) |
No. |
180 |
94,323 |
160 |
93,790 |
139 |
118,228 |
79 |
56,154 |
|
|
Goods vehicles |
,, |
975 |
374,568 |
1,034 |
367,977 |
913 |
382,215 |
125 |
94,807 |
|
|
Tractors |
,, |
1,966 |
671,608 |
2,644 |
858,461 |
3,985 |
1,410,705 |
2,581 |
1,050,923 |
|
|
Parts |
value |
— |
5,646,490 |
— |
6,751,236 |
— |
7,820,180 |
— |
4,539,544 |
|
|
Crude petroleum and petroleum partly refined |
gall. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
295 |
103 |
— |
— |
|
|
Motor spirit: |
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|
Aviation |
,, |
15,200,248 |
1,155,395 |
12,576,639 |
1,042,664 |
11,113,095 |
958,069 |
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|
Other |
,, |
68,895,644 |
2,987,443 |
59,895,594 |
2,864,424 |
69,390,663 |
3,761,857 |
56,772,057 |
3,276,739 |
|
|
Gas oil, diesel and other fuel oils |
,, |
49,817,045 |
1,545,157 |
62,657,113 |
2,060,123 |
90,941,802 |
3,385,803 |
65,788,829 |
2,698,419 |
|
|
Lubricating oils |
,, |
3,517,762 |
611,271 |
3,513,905 |
498,115 |
4,331,388 |
726,726 |
2,646,146 |
505,977 |
|
|
,, |
greases |
cwt. |
8,286 |
25,143 |
8,322 |
25,490 |
8,491 |
30,841 |
5,255 |
20,676 |
|
Tyres, pneumatic: |
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|
For motor tractors, agricultural |
No. |
128 |
1,063 |
179 |
2,232 |
436 |
6,365 |
313 |
3,887 |
|
|
,, |
cars and other motor tractors |
,, |
7,384 |
44,242 |
31,753 |
154,812 |
33,287 |
257,489 |
7,244 |
62,105 |
|
Tyres, solid: |
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|
For motor tractors, agricultural |
,, |
210 |
348 |
6 |
14 |
4 |
40 |
not available. |
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|
,, |
cars and other motor tractors |
,, |
179 |
906 |
416 |
1,791 |
392 |
1,574 |
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Tubes: |
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|
For motor tractors, agricultural |
,, |
104 |
123 |
419 |
277 |
273 |
560 |
36 |
82 |
|
|
,, |
cars and other motor tractors |
,, |
3,560 |
2,913 |
8,850 |
8,691 |
12,874 |
11,497 |
2,252 |
3,433 |