(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will broadly itemise the £2.7 million worth of telephone equipment imported for the financial year 1963-64, stating the company sources of supply for the major items.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imported Telephone Equipment.
Mr. P. Hogan
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
DETAILS of Telephone equipment imported during 1963-64.
Item |
Value |
Company sources of supply of major items in each group |
£ |
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1. Exchange Equipment including switching, signalling and transmission equipment, carriers and micro-wave equipment. |
1,209,884 |
Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. |
General Electric Co. Ltd. |
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Automatic Telephone & Electric Co., Ltd. |
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd. |
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Ericsson Telephones Ltd. |
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Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson. |
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Technico (Communications) Ltd. |
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Telecommunications Ltd. |
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Etelco Ltd. |
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Philips Electrical (Ireland) Ltd. |
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Telephone Cables Ltd. |
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2. Telephones, Teleprinters, Switchboards and associated Subscribers' equipment. |
646,000 |
Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson. |
Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. |
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General Electric Ltd. |
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Hall Electric Ltd. |
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Associated Automation Ltd. |
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd. |
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Siemens-Schuckert. |
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Reliance Cords & Cables Ltd. |
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Ericsson Telephones Ltd. |
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Telecommunications Ltd. |
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3. Wire and Cable |
551,584 |
Telephone Cables Ltd. |
Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerk A.G. |
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Connolly's (Blackley) Ltd. |
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Reliance Cords and Cables Ltd. |
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Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. |
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Societe Franco Belge des Laminoirs et Trefileries |
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d'Anvers, S.A. |
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Pirelli-General Cable Works Ltd. |
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British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd. |
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Associated Electrical Industries Export Ltd. |
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4. Poles & Overhead Line Stores. |
114,000 |
Smith, Hogg & Co. Ltd. |
E. H. Hearnden. |
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E. Partridge & Co. (Old Hill) Ltd. |
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Bullers Ltd. |
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5. Underground Line Stores |
98,000 |
Doulton & Co. Ltd. |
Stamford Engineering Co. Ltd. |
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General Electric Co. Ltd. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd. |
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Pirelli General Cable Works Ltd. |
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Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson. |
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Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. |
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Broads Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
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Salford Electrical Industries Ltd. |
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Ebonestos Industries Ltd. |
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6. Miscellaneous tools, apparatus, batteries, secondary cells and electrical eqiupment. |
99,000 |
Buck & Hickman Ltd. |
Merx Ltd. |
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Ceag Ltd. |
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R. C. Gibbons & Co. Ltd. |
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Le Carbone (Gt. Britain) Ltd. |
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British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd. |
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Phoenix Telephones Ltd. |
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Runbaken Electrical Products Ltd. |