Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Feb 1963

Vol. 200 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Heating of Plant Houses.

22.

Mr. Ryan

asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost in each of the last five years of heating the plant houses at (a) Clondike, Phoenix Park, Dublin, and (b) Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin, the weekly cost of heating same plant houses in (i) January, 1962 and (ii) January, 1963, and the type of fuel used.

Mr. O'Malley

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

(a) Plant Houses at Clondike, Phoenix Park:

Year	Approximate cost of Heating*	Type of Fuel
1957-58	£570	Coal
1958-59	£760	Coal and Coke
1959-60	£460	Coal and Coke
1960-61	£560	Coke
1961-62	£570	Coke

Average weekly cost of heating:

January, 1962	£36 (Coke).
January, 1963	£36 (Coke and Oil).

(b) Plant Houses at Aras an Uachtaráin

Year	Approximate cost of Heating*	Type of Fuel
1957-58	£325	Coal
1958-59	£330	Coal
1959-60	£375	Coal
1960-61	£295	Coal
1961-62	£295	Coal

Average weekly cost of heating:

January, 1962	£12 (Coal)
January, 1963	£13 (Coal and Oil).

(*) The yearly figures include the cost of fuel supplied but not necessarily used in the year. The degree of heating needed depends on weather and other conditions.