asked the Taoiseach if he will state, in respect of each of the years 1954 to 1956 inclusive, the amount and value of imported coal used by (a) Government Departments, (b) State sponsored bodies, and (c) local authorities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Use of Imported Coal.
Records of coal actually used in the specified period are, in general, not available but, on the basis of orders placed, purchases, consumption and deliveries, it has been possible to compile the following estimates covering some of the material for which the Deputy asks:—
(a) It is estimated that in 1954 Government Departments used 14,500 tons of imported coal valued at £94,000. The corresponding estimates for 1955 are 12,250 tons valued at £87,000 and for the period January-June, 1956, 6,000 tons valued at £44,000. These figures exclude any imported coal used at Garda stations outside the Dublin metropolitan area.
(b) The principal coal-using State sponsored bodies (the E.S.B., G.N.R. board, C.I.E., Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teoranta, Irish Steel Holdings, Limited, Cork Dockyards, Limited, Dairy Disposal Company, Limited, imported 364,000 tons of coal in 1954, 376,000 tons in 1955 and 134,000 tons in the period January-June, 1956, but the value of these imports is not available.
(c) Particulars of the quantity and value of imported coal used by local authorities are not available.