asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the amount spent on rural electrification over the period August, 1925 to February, 1932, and (b) when work began on the first rural electrification network.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rural Electrification.
I am informed by the E.S.B. that it is not possible to state the amount of money expended on rural electrification over the period October, 1925, to February, 1932, as expenditure on rural electrification prior to 1945-46 was not separately recorded.
I am also informed by the board that construction work on the first area under the rural electrification scheme began in November, 1946.