asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he will recommend the E.S.B. to establish a power station at some central point in the Slievardagh area in County Tipperary which could be fuelled with Slievardagh anthracite and Bord na Móna turf thus giving much needed employment over a wide area of North and South Tipperary as well as helping to keep these two important Irish industries going.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Tipperary Power Station.
The erection of an electricity generating station in the Slievardagh area is not included in the present programme of the E.S.B.