asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will furnish particulars of peat production, value prices, etc., for the year ended 31st March, 1968 in the form of a reply to Question No. 41 of 9th July, 1968.
Written Answers. - Peat Production.
163.
The following are the particulars sought:
Sod and milled peat supplied by Bord Na Móna to the ESB
|
Product |
Year ended |
Quantity |
Value |
Average price per ton |
Cost per ton including interest payable |
|
tons |
£ |
||||
|
Sod Peat |
31/3/1968 |
325,539 |
1,004,482 |
61s. 9d. |
70s. 1d. |
|
Milled Peat |
31/3/1968 |
1,321,959 |
2,164,110 |
32s. 9d. |
31s. 5d. |
Surplus/Deficit in Works supplying peat to the ESB
|
Year Ended |
Sod Peat |
Milled Peat |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
31/3/1968 |
–241,107 |
–373,754 |
–614,861 |
It should be noted that the latter table states the overall financial results for the Works concerned. Milled peat for briquetting and sod peat for sale to the public are also drawn from some of these Works.