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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 Jul 1962

Vol. 196 No. 17

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rail and Air Passengers.

18.

asked the Minister for Transport and Power for each of the financial years 1957-58 to 1961-62 inclusive and for each of the half years ended 30th September 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1961 the number of passengers carried by (a) Córas Iompair Éireann (b) Aer Lingus and (c) Aerlinte.

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement setting out the information requested by the Deputy.

The number of passengers carried for each of the financial years 1957-58 to 1961-62 inclusive and for each of the half years ended 30th September 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 by (a) Córas Iompair Éireann, (b) Aer Lingus and (c) Aerlinte was as follows:—

(a) Coras Iompair Eireann.

Rail

Road

Year ended 31st March, 1958

11,639,000

308,849,000

,, ,, ,, ,,1959

11,714,000

291,960,000

,, ,, ,, ,,1960

12,276,000

300,220,000

,, ,, ,, ,,1961

11,053,000

291,292,000

,, ,, ,, ,,1962

10,157,000

303,556,000

half year ended 30th Sept., 1958

7,169,000

143,809,000

,,,,,, ,, ,,1959

7,810,000

150,788,000

,,,,,, ,, ,,1960

6,849,000

151,515,000

,,,,,, ,, ,,1961

6,303,000

152,755,000

NOTE: C.I.E. figures in respect of the years 1957-58 and 58-59 and the corresponding half-years have been adjusted, for comparative purposes, to include G.N.R. figures.

(b) Aer Lingus

Year ended 31st March, 1958

441,363

,, ,, ,, ,,1959

512,369

,, ,, ,, ,,1960

568,635

,, ,, ,, ,,1961

714,514

,, ,, ,, ,,1962

778,522

half year ended 30th Sept., 1958

356,466

,,,,,, ,, ,,1959

393,418

,,,,,, ,, ,,1960

492,285

,,,,,, ,, ,,1961

547,035.

(c) Aerlinte

Year ended 31st March, 1958

Nil

,, ,, ,, ,,1959

14,781

,, ,, ,, ,,1960

23,278

,, ,, ,, ,,1961

35,176

,, ,, ,, ,,1962

55,077

half year ended 30th Sept., 1958

9,928

,,,,,, ,, ,,1959

16,605

,,,,,, ,, ,,1960

23,871

,,,,,, ,, ,,1961

37,041

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