asked the Taoiseach if he will state for each year from 1943 to date the average price of (a) Irish made, and (b) imported cement and the total amount produced and imported.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Irish and Imported Cement.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.
Following is the statement:—
IRELAND.
QUANTITY AND AVERAGE PRICE OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT (a) HOME PRODUCED AND (b) IMPORTED IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1943-1949, INCLUSIVE, AND IN THE FIVE MONTHS JANUARY-MAY, 1950.
|
Year |
Home-produced |
Imported |
||
|
Quantity |
Average price per ton‡ |
Quantity |
Average price per ton |
|
|
Ton |
£ |
Ton |
£ |
|
|
1943 |
248,159 |
2.8 |
545 |
11.9 |
|
1944 |
219,077 |
3.2 |
676 |
11.4 |
|
1945 |
189,191 |
3.7 |
903 |
13.9 |
|
1946 |
295,269 |
3.3 |
1,353 |
14.4 |
|
1947 |
286,479 |
3.3 |
5,158 |
8.9 |
|
1948 |
391,952 |
3.5 |
39,959 |
6.4 |
|
1949 |
445,448* |
† |
107,062 |
5.4 |
|
1950 (Jan.-May) |
† |
† |
117,626 |
5.5 |
*Provisional.
†Not available.
‡Ex-factory as returned in the Census of Industrial Production.
§c.i.f.
asked the Taoiseach if he will state the total amount of cement imported since 1948, the total cost and the countries of origin.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.
Following is the statement:—
IRELAND
IMPORTS OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT DURING THE YEAR 1949 AND THE FIVE MONTHS JANUARY-MAY, 1950.
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity |
Value (c.i.f.) |
||
|
1949 |
Jan.-May, 1950 |
1949 |
Jan.-May, 1950 |
|
|
Tons |
Tons |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Great Britain |
43,821 |
49,494 |
251,007 |
281,827 |
|
The Six Counties |
— |
1 |
— |
15 |
|
Belgium |
28,329 |
41,829 |
145,882 |
224,135 |
|
Denmark |
14,190 |
11,980 |
74,499 |
65,292 |
|
Sweden |
20,722 |
14,322 |
107,289 |
78,603 |
|
TOTAL |
107,062 |
117,626 |
578,677 |
649,872 |