asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the E.S.B. will take steps to extend rural electrification to the Kilwatermoy area, Tallow, County Waterford.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rural Electrification in Waterford.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the position regarding the extension of the rural electrification scheme in the Kilwatermoy-Tallow district, County Waterford; and whether the area has been selected for development.
I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to take Questions Nos. 33 and 34 together.
I am informed by the E.S.B. that the Kilwatermoy area which includes the district of Tallow has been considered for selection by the board on a number of occasions but has not so far been selected as the returns for the area did not compare favourably with those for other areas awaiting development in the board's Cork No. II district. The area will be reconsidered by the board in due course and the decision of the board will depend on how the returns then compare with those for other areas awaiting development in the Cork No. II district.