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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Feb 1967

Vol. 226 No. 10

Written Answers. - Bord na Móna.

109.

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.

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.

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