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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Jul 1967

Vol. 229 No. 9

Written Answers. - Sales of Peat and Peat Products.

50.

asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state in respect of Bord na Móna for each financial year from 1st April, 1946 to date (a) the total value of sales of peat and peat products, (b) the value of peat purchased by the ESB, and (c) ESB purchases as percentages of total sales value.

Following is the information:

(a)

(b)

(c)

Year ended 31st March

Total value of Sales of Peat and Peat Products

Value of Peat purchased by ESB

ESB purchases as percentages of Total Sales Value

£

£

1947

182,314

Nil

Nil

1948

281,680

Nil

Nil

1949

293,569

5,664

1.9

1950

308,131

56,572

18.3

1951

459,371

152,948

33.3

1952

716,780

330,180

46.1

1953

1,346,285

923,836

68.6

1954

1,607,671

937,987

58.3

1955

1,834,501

892,943

48.7

1956

2,207,283

1,207,920

54.7

1957

2,167,279

999,589

46.1

1958

2,558,071

1,405,948

54.9

1959

2,247,486

1,050,021

46.7

1960

3,104,603

1,921,120

61.9

1961

3,733,744

2,061,068

55.2

1962

4,315,978

2,359,148

54.6

1963

5,378,839

2,952,717

54.9

1964

5,506,016

2,733,643

49.6

1965

5,903,546

2,940,651

49.8

1966

5,167,960

2,527,960

48.9

1967

5,518,392

2,656,800

48.1

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