Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 29 Mar 1966

Vol. 222 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Arigna Coal Deposits.

31.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce what tests were carried out at Arigna, County Leitrim, for coal content; the costs of such tests; and the results.

A drilling programme was carried out in the Connaught coalfield between 1960 and 1962 at a cost of £33,891.16.0. Twenty-four boreholes were drilled, 12 of which were in the Arigna district. The results of the drilling will be found in the Geological Survey Report which was laid before the House in July, 1964.

Barr
Roinn