asked the Minister for Energy the percentage of ore from the Tara ore body, County Meath, which has been carried by Irish ships in each year since 1977.
Written Answers. - Carriage of Concentrates.
101.
The following information has been furnished to me by the company concerned:
|
Year |
Percentage of Concentrates carried by Irish Ships |
|
1977 |
Nil |
|
1978 |
Nil |
|
1979 |
Nil |
|
1980 |
0.37 |
|
1981 |
Nil |
|
1982 |
Nil |
|
1983 |
3.99 |
|
1984 |
4.12 |
|
1985 |
7.99 |
|
1986 |
10.40 |
The company has stated that a higher percentage of concentrates would have been carried by Irish ships if the rates tendered by Irish companies for shipping contracts had been more competitive.