asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state, in expansion of the table appended to a reply of 4th July, 1967, the appropriate figures in respect of sod peat and milled peat production only, excluding moss peat production; and if he will extend the table for the year ended 31st March, 1968.
Written Answer. - Peat Production.
67.
The following is the information:
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
|
Year ended 31st March |
Total value of sales of sod peat and milled peat |
Value of Peat purchased by the ESB |
ESB purchases as percentages of Column (a) |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
1947 |
126,851 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
1948 |
209,942 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
1949 |
207,109 |
5,664 |
2.7% |
|
1950 |
229,661 |
56,572 |
24.6% |
|
1951 |
341,978 |
152,948 |
44.7% |
|
1952 |
589,803 |
330,180 |
56.0% |
|
1953 |
1,193,214 |
923,836 |
77.4% |
|
1954 |
1,385,214 |
937,987 |
67.7% |
|
1955 |
1,616,389 |
892,943 |
55.2% |
|
1956 |
1,948,084 |
1,207,920 |
62.0% |
|
1957 |
1,849,505 |
999,589 |
54.0% |
|
1958 |
2,285,439 |
1,405,948 |
61.5% |
|
1959 |
2,008,598 |
1,050,021 |
52.3% |
|
1960 |
2,774,005 |
1,921,120 |
69.2% |
|
1961 |
3,104,420 |
2,061,068 |
66.4% |
|
1962 |
3,768,157 |
2,359,148 |
62.6% |
|
1963 |
4,393,802 |
2,952,717 |
67.2% |
|
1964 |
4,331,939 |
2,733,643 |
63.1% |
|
1965 |
4,782,053 |
2,940,651 |
61.5% |
|
1966 |
4,253,647 |
2,527,960 |
59.4% |
|
1967 |
4,375,638 |
2,862,528 |
65.4% |
|
1968 |
* |
* |
* |
*Information will not be available until after publication of Annual Report and Accounts by Bord na Móna.
Figures in column (a) include value of milled peat delivered to the briquette factories.