asked the Minister for Transport and Power the extent of employment and seasonal redundancy in Bord na Móna in the year ended 31st December, 1966, indicating the maximum number of semi-skilled and unskilled hourly-paid workers in each week in the form of a reply of 22nd March, 1966.
Written Answers. - Bord na Móna.
The following is the information:—
Week-ended |
Semi-skilled |
Unskilled |
5/1/66 |
903 |
593 |
12/1/66 |
1,534 |
1,066 |
19/1/66 |
1,583 |
1,065 |
26/1/66 |
1,597 |
1,057 |
2/2/66 |
1,604 |
1,077 |
9/2/66 |
1,609 |
1,089 |
16/2/66 |
1,618 |
1,805 |
23/2/66 |
1,599 |
1,092 |
2/3/66 |
1,601 |
1,114 |
9/3/66 |
1,616 |
1,226 |
16/3/66 |
1,651 |
1,302 |
23/3/66 |
1,666 |
1,464 |
30/3/66 |
1,691 |
1,541 |
6/4/66 |
1,756 |
1,648 |
13/4/66 |
1,778 |
1,694 |
20/4/66 |
1,766 |
1,763 |
27/4/66 |
1,741 |
1,795 |
4/5/66 |
1,790 |
1,790 |
11/5/66 |
1,870 |
1,903 |
18/5/66 |
1,873 |
2,093 |
25/5/66 |
1,860 |
2,264 |
1/6/66 |
1,973 |
2,366 |
8/6/66 |
2,160 |
2,583 |
15/6/66 |
2,168 |
2,690 |
22/6/66 |
2,155 |
2,875 |
29/6/66 |
2,152 |
2,986 |
6/7/66 |
2,176 |
3,147 |
13/7/66 |
2,174 |
3,251 |
20/7/66 |
2,219 |
3,142 |
27/7/66 |
2,268 |
2,998 |
3/8/66 |
2,255 |
2,918 |
10/8/66 |
2,223 |
2,850 |
17/8/66 |
2,135 |
2,885 |
24/8/66 |
2,073 |
2,778 |
31/8/66 |
2,061 |
2,712 |
7/9/66 |
2,028 |
2,545 |
14/9/66 |
1,993 |
2,465 |
21/9/66 |
1,963 |
2,398 |
28/9/66 |
1,778 |
2,416 |
5/10/66 |
1,706 |
2,241 |
12/10/66 |
1,753 |
2,101 |
19/10/66 |
1,741 |
1,965 |
26/10/66 |
1,733 |
1,866 |
2/11/66 |
1,725 |
1,739 |
9/11/66 |
1,729 |
1,594 |
16/11/66 |
1,177 |
1,503 |
23/11/66 |
1,714 |
1,418 |
30/11/66 |
1,703 |
1,392 |
7/12/66 |
1,665 |
1,244 |
14/12/66 |
1,697 |
1,103 |
21/12/66 |
1,693 |
1,084 |
28/12/66 |
846 |
494 |
It should be noted that weeks ending 5/1/66 and 28/12/66 were weeks on which employees were on annual leave.
110.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will expand the table given in a reply of 15th March, 1966, regarding interest payable by Bord na Móna; and if he will give the surplus or deficit on turf production in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1966, and estimates for year ending 31st March, 1967.
The following is the information:—
Year |
Interest payable |
Interest paid |
Interest due and not paid |
Surplus or deficit on turf production |
|
Surplus |
Deficit |
||||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Year to 31/3/66 |
1,165,619 |
1,165,619 |
Nil |
— |
1,606,753 |
,, to 31/3/67 |
1,300,000 |
— |
— |
— |
1,800,000 |
(estimated) |
The last three half yearly instalments of interest and capital repayments had to be met by borrowing. It was not possible to meet them out of the Board's earnings.