asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state, in respect of each county, the total number of householders who have rural electrification, the number who have to pay special service charges in addition to their normal fixed charges, and if he will express the latter figure as a percentage of the former.
Written Answer. - Rural Electrification Charges.
The information sought by the Deputy has been obtained from the E.S.B. and is set out in the statement hereunder.
RURAL CONSUMERS PAYING SPECIAL SERVICE CHARGES POSITION AT END OF SEPTEMBER, 1955.
|
County |
Total number of Rural Consumers |
Number of Consumers paying special service charges |
Percentage of consumers paying special service charges |
|
Carlow |
2,255 |
53 |
2.35 |
|
Cavan |
1,400 |
89 |
6.35 |
|
Clare |
3,194 |
144 |
4.5 |
|
Cork |
17,606 |
706 |
4.0 |
|
Donegal |
8,417 |
221 |
2.6 |
|
Dublin |
6,334 |
245 |
3.9 |
|
Galway |
11,189 |
325 |
2.9 |
|
Kerry |
8,168 |
143 |
1.75 |
|
Kildare |
5,102 |
341 |
6.7 |
|
Kilkenny |
4,558 |
145 |
3.2 |
|
Laois |
2,698 |
51 |
1.9 |
|
Leitrim |
1,557 |
32 |
2.0 |
|
Limerick |
11,134 |
344 |
3.1 |
|
Longford |
2,536 |
60 |
2.4 |
|
Louth |
5,331 |
124 |
2.3 |
|
Mayo |
10,435 |
235 |
2.2 |
|
Meath |
10,281 |
413 |
4.0 |
|
Monaghan |
1,670 |
40 |
2.4 |
|
Offaly |
1,981 |
87 |
4.4 |
|
Roscommon |
4,463 |
101 |
2.3 |
|
Sligo |
3,895 |
68 |
1.7 |
|
Tipperary |
11,401 |
308 |
2.7 |
|
Waterford |
2,505 |
106 |
4.2 |
|
Westmeath |
3,927 |
181 |
4.6 |
|
Wexford |
5,648 |
114 |
2.0 |
|
Wicklow |
3,526 |
155 |
4.2 |
|
TOTALS |
151,211 |
4,831 |
3.2 |