(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach the number and category of road vehicles (a) attached to CIE and (b) owned by people other than CIE, and the number of plated lorry owners in the Irish Republic.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Vehicles.
3.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving particulars of the number and category (a) of road motor vehicles owned by CIE on 31st March, 1962, and (b) of all mechanically propelled vehicles under current licence in August 1962.
The total number of merchandise licences issued under the Road Transport Acts authorising the operation of merchandise road transport business is 962. Vehicle plates are required to be carried on the lorries covered by these licences with the exception of those operated by authorised (merchandise carrying) companies (that is to say, CIE, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee and Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Co.) and by those whose licences are restricted to the distribution of Sunday Newspapers.
Following is the statement-:—
(a) Road Motor Vehicles owned by CIE at 31 March, 1962
|
Staff cars |
151 |
|
Passenger vehicles |
1,349 |
|
Lorries |
674 |
|
Vans |
85 |
|
Tractors |
121 |
|
Horse-boxes |
26 |
|
Service vehicles |
59 |
(b) Mechanically propelled vehicles under current licence in August 1962
|
Private cars |
207,166 |
|
Hearses |
451 |
|
Public-service vehicles: |
|
|
6 seats or under |
3,823 |
|
Over 6 seats |
1,478 |
|
Commercial goods vehicles |
44,750 |
|
Road locomotives, motor tractors, etc.: |
|
|
General haulage |
658 |
|
Agricultural haulage |
43,521 |
|
Excavators, trench diggers, etc. |
625 |
|
Motor cycles |
48,268 |
|
Exempt from road tax |
4,563 |
4.
(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach if he can ascertain and furnish in respect of Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EEC countries the number and category of road vehicles, the total mileage of roads, and the population.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested. The data relate to the year 1960 except where otherwise indicated.
Following is the statement:—
|
Belgium |
France |
Germany, Federal Republic |
Italy |
Luxembourg |
Netherlands |
Great Britain |
Northern Ireland |
|
|
Road Vehicles Private cars (including taxis) |
754,255 |
5,550,000 |
4,340,953 |
1,994,724 |
35,803 |
512,312 |
5,540,371 |
125,104 |
|
Motor cycles With auxiliary engine not exceeding 50 c.c. |
.. |
3,900,000 |
2,176,757 |
1,030,084 |
14,856 |
1,100,000 |
388,050 |
.. |
|
Others |
228,732 |
1,050,000 |
1,868,516 |
2,675,741 |
10,084 |
173,469 |
1,473,197 |
.. |
|
Total |
.. |
4,950,000 |
4,045,273 |
3,705,825 |
24,940 |
1,273,469 |
1,861,247 |
33,125 |
|
Motor coaches and buses |
||||||||
|
Up to 32 seats |
.. |
13,000 |
7,283 |
1,401 |
.. |
2,400 |
8,435 |
.. |
|
Over 32 seats |
.. |
24,000 |
23,904 |
22,923 |
.. |
6,700 |
67,720 |
.. |
|
Total |
5,233 |
37,000 |
31,187 |
24,324 |
399 |
9,100 |
76,155 |
1,566 |
|
Goods—number of lorries |
||||||||
|
Operated for hire or reward |
.. |
113,600 |
118,801 |
120,567 |
.. |
.. |
202,000 |
.. |
|
Operated on own account |
.. |
1,483,800 |
567,938 |
490,995 |
.. |
.. |
1,204,000 |
.. |
|
Total |
167,312 |
1,597,400 |
686,739 |
611,562 |
8,358 |
158,246 |
1,406,000 |
35,547 |
|
Total Road Vehicles |
1,155,532* |
12,134,400 |
9,104,152 |
6,336,435 |
69,500 |
1,953,127 |
8,883,773 |
195,342 |
|
Mileage of roads (klms.) |
93,000 |
1,520,800 |
(a)356,000 |
(b)225,200 |
(a)3,044 |
(c)38,500 |
324,613 |
(d)22,159 |
|
Population (estimated1960)—000 |
9,153 |
45,542 |
53,373 |
49,361 |
314 |
11,480 |
50,963 |
1,420 |
.. Not available
* Excludes motor cycles with auxiliary engines not exceeding 50 c.c.
(a) 1959 (b) 1957 (c) 1954 (d) 1961