Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 Jul 1955

Vol. 152 No. 1

Written Answers. - Rural Electrification Scheme.

Mrs. O'Carroll

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of poles erected, miles of line strung, staff employed, consumers connected and areas completed, under the rural electrification scheme in each of the financial years since the inception of the scheme.

Mr. Norton

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Year ended 31st March	Poles erected	Miles of line strung	Staff employed at end of year	Consumers connected	Areas completed
1947	1,300	39	195	Nil	Nil
1948	15,986	721	692	2,203	7
1949	32,002	1,730	694	9,262	30
1950	40,972	2,083	1,009	13,688	45
1951	42,423	2,232	1,037	15,803	49
1952	46,008	2,466	1,198	18,067	49
1953	48,059	2,703	1,239	18,818	49
1954	68,382	3,769	1,881	23,477	60
1955	91,391	4,977	2,580	29,812	75
				131,130
				2,496
TOTALS	386,523	20,720	—	128,634	364

The figure 2,496 represents the Consumers disconnected for various reasons since the beginning of the Scheme and not allowed for in the figures for each year.