I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 19, 20 and 21 together.
I also propose with permission to circulate with the Official Report a statement showing the names and tonnages of the vessels concerned.
As already indicated in replies to previous questions the repair and overhaul of vessels operated by these companies is the responsibility of their respective boards. I am aware that it is the policy of the boards to have their vessels repaired at Irish yards whenever it is feasible and economic to do so and that substantial sums are expended by the companies in Irish yards. It will be appreciated also that circumstances are bound to arise from time to time in which repair work must necessarily be carried out abroad especially in the case of those vessels which do not call regularly to Irish ports.
I would also refer the Deputy to my replies to his questions on this subject on 24th November and 1st December, 1965.
It is not the practice to publish the other detailed information sought by the Deputy from which transactions of individual companies could be identified.
Following is the statement:
Names and Gross Tonnage of ships owned by certain State-sponsored Companies.
Company
|
Name of Ship
|
Gross Tonnage
|
Irish Shipping Ltd.
|
“Irish Alder”
|
8,266
|
|
“Irish Ash”
|
8,269
|
|
“Irish Cedar”
|
10,477
|
|
“Irish Fir”
|
1,752
|
|
“Irish Larch”
|
6,218
|
|
“Irish Maple”
|
6,218
|
|
“Irish Oak”
|
5,049
|
|
“Irish Plane”
|
9,000
|
|
“Irish Poplar”
|
8,012
|
|
“Irish Rose”
|
1,749
|
|
“Irish Rowan”
|
10,533
|
|
“Irish Spruce”
|
8,019
|
|
“Irish Sycamore”
|
10,560
|
|
“Irish Willow”
|
1,743
|
|
“Irish Holly”
|
2,940
|
British & Irish Steampacket Co. Ltd.
|
m.v. “Dundalk”
|
710
|
|
m.v. “Glanmire”
|
814
|
|
m.v. “Inniscarra”
|
584
|
|
m.v. “Innisfallen”
|
3,741
|
|
m.v. “Kilkenny”
|
1,320
|
|
m.v. “Leinster”
|
4,115
|
|
m.v. “Munster”
|
4,142
|
|
m.v. “Meath”
|
1,558
|
|
m.v. “Wicklow”
|
586
|
Córas Iompair Éireann
|
m.v. “Naomh Eanna”
|
482
|