asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he is aware that the carriage per ton of bacon from Roscrea to London is far in excess of the charge from Limerick to London, though the distance from Roscrea to London is shorter, and that the carriage from Roscrea to Dublin equals the carriage from Dublin to London; and that representation to the railway company has failed to bring about any satisfactory result.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - RAILWAY FREIGHT ON BACON.
Railway rates on bacon from Limerick to London are less than those from Roscrea to London, although the distance is greater, for the reason that the railway company has to meet the competition of the sea route from Limerick, while Roscrea is an inland station.
I am informed that the rates from Roscrea to Dublin are not the same, but, in fact, substantially less than the rates from Dublin to London. I am further informed that the Great Southern Railways Company have recently offered special reduced rates for the carriage of bacon from Roscrea to Dublin.