asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce on how many occasions and to what extent the price of cement, concrete and concrete blocks has increased during the past year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cement Price.
101.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
STATEMENT showing increases in prices of cement, concrete and concrete blocks of which the Minister for Industry and Commerce has been notified and to which he raised no objection since 1st, October, 1970.
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Date |
Firm |
Amount of Price Increase |
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Cement |
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February, 1971 |
Cement Ltd. |
50p per tonne plus 8p (average) per tonne on freight. |
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May, 1971 |
Cement Ltd. |
Temporary surcharge of 15p per tonne in the period 1st May, 1971 to 31st December, 1971. |
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August, 1971 |
Cement Ltd. |
15p per tonne on average on freight. |
|
Concrete (Ready Mix Concrete) |
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November, 1970 |
Maye Concrete Ltd. |
10d. per 100 lbs. of cement content. |
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December, 1970 |
John A. Wood Ltd. |
10d. per 100 lbs. of cement content. |
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February, 1971 |
Roadstone Ltd. |
8% |
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February, 1971 |
John A. Wood Ltd. |
6% |
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March, 1971 |
Roadstone Ltd. |
3p per 100 lbs. of cement content. |
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June, 1971 |
Roadstone Ltd. |
1.5p per 100 kg. |
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August, 1971 |
Roadstone Ltd. |
4.5% |
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September, 1971 |
Roadstone Ltd. |
from 1p to 6p per cubic metre according to cement content. |
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September, 1971 |
Ready Mix (Eire) Ltd. |
from 2p to 13p per cubic metre according to cement content. |
|
Concrete Blocks |
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November, 1970 |
Maye Concrete Ltd. |
£1 18s. 4d to £2 15s. 10d. per 1,000. |
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November, 1970 |
Wilsonite Concrete Products Ltd. |
8% |
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December, 1970 |
John A. Wood Ltd. |
£2 1s. 8d. to £4 3s. 4d. per 1,000. |
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February, 1971 |
John A. Wood Ltd. |
6% |
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February, 1971 |
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
8% |
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March, 1971 |
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
95p to £1.90 per 1,000. |
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March, 1971 |
Concrete Products of Ireland Ltd. |
(a) 8% and (b) 91p to £1.90 per 1,000. |
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May, 1971 |
Concrete Products of Ireland Ltd. |
24p to 49p per 1,000. |
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May, 1971 |
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
0.64% |
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September, 1971 |
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
0.64% |
|
October, 1971 |
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
4% |