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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 28 Feb 1968

Vol. 232 No. 13

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - House Heating Systems.

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asked the Minister for Local Government if he will ensure that the heating systems installed in any houses built by the National Building Agency will be of Irish manufacture; if this policy is at present observed; and if there is any intention to deviate from this policy.

The heating systems installed in houses provided by the National Building Agency are in so far as practicable of Irish manufacture. There is no intention of deviating from this policy.

Would the Minister say if there is any intention to deviate from this policy in Carlow in the scheme of houses being built by the National Building Agency in Hanover, and why it is that the Potez factory in Galway was not asked to quote for the system.

As I have said, there is no intention of deviating from this policy. I only know of one case in which the native system was removed and that was done at the request of the company for whom the houses were being provided. It was not in Carlow.

Will the Minister give an undertaking that no other firm but an Irish firm will install the system in the scheme in Carlow?

As I have said, there is no intention of deviating from this policy. There was just one case in which at the request of the company this was done. If Deputy Governey wants to know anything about the particular case he can find it more appropriately at his own side of the House.

I have a letter here from the Minister's Department in which it is stated that a Swedish heating system is to be installed in these houses in Carlow.

Deputy Governey did not want that information. If he did, he would have asked for it. He would have told me that he was interested in a particular scheme in Carlow but he did not. If he wants that information, let him put down a question and I will give it to him. I can only say that there is no intention of departing from the policy of installing Irish-made heating systems, although, as I say, it was done at the special request of Mogol Ltd.

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