asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he can state the number of new connections and installations of electricity made by the Electricity Supply Board during the period of the emergency, with the number of such installations for domestic use.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Electrical Installations.
The reply, which contains a number of figures, will be published in the Official Report.
Following is the reply:—
Number of consumers connected to the Electricity Supply Board's mains during the emergency:—
|
Period |
New Connections |
|
|
Domestic |
Others |
|
|
Sept. 1939 to March, 1940 inclusive |
7,762 |
1,941 |
|
April, 1940 to March, 1941 inclusive |
10,939 |
2,735 |
|
April, 1941 to March, 1942 inclusive |
14,763 |
3,691 |
|
April, 1942 to March, 1943 inclusive |
8,144 |
2,036 |
|
April, 1943 to March, 1944 inclusive |
9,561 |
2,391 |
|
April and May, 1944 |
824 |
206 |
|
TOTAL: September, 1939 to May, 1944, inclusive |
51,993 |
13,000 |