asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (a) the price increases he has sanctioned since 1st October, 1969, (b) the commodities in each case, (c) the price before the increase was sanctioned, (d) the price after the increase was sanctioned and (e) the percentage increase granted in each case; and if it is his intention to adhere to 7 per cent increases in prices in view of the fact that the labour court recently granted increases averaging 23 per cent.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Price Increases.
108.
Information in the precise form required by the Deputy about price increases to which I have raised no objection since 1st October, 1969, is not readily available. The information which is readily available is in the form of a tabular statement and I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate the statement in the Official Report.
It is my intention in considering proposals for price increases to disallow labour costs awarded in 1970, in excess of 30/- per week. This does not, of course, mean that increases in prices cannot exceed 7 per cent. There are other costs besides labour costs. It is also fair to say, however, that it has been my experience that manufacturers are voluntarily absorbing at least some of the extra costs including labour costs which they have to bear.
Following is the statement:—
STATEMENT showing increases in prices and charges of which the Minister for Industry and Commerce has been notified and to which he raised no objection in the period 1st October, 1969 to 31st January, 1970.
|
Firm |
Commodity |
Rate of Increase |
|
Industrial Gases (IFS) Ltd. |
Industrial compressed Oxygen |
3/6d. to 25/6d. 1,000 cubic ft. depending on quantity. |
|
Dublin. |
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|
Commercial Compressed Nitrogen. |
7/- to 25/6d. do. |
|
|
Dissolved Acetylene |
10/- to 25/- do. |
|
|
Industrial Compressed Air |
15/- do. |
|
|
GWI Ltd. |
Joinery Products |
10%li = "2" fli = "-1" |
|
Tosara Products Ltd. |
“Sudocrem” |
3d. medium size jar. |
|
McElroy Bros. Ltd. Castleblaney. |
Rest-Stack Chairs |
3/- chair. |
|
A. Braithwaite & Co. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Washed Sand and Gravel |
1/- ton. |
|
Beecham of Ireland Ltd. |
All products |
2½%. |
|
P.J. Carroll & Co. Ltd., Player & Wills (Ireland) Ltd. |
Cigarettes, Tobaccos, Snuffs |
Equivalent to 1d. on pkts. of 20 (retail) for cigarettes and pro-rata for tobaccos and snuffs. |
|
Gallaher (Dublin) Ltd. |
Cigarettes, Tobaccos |
|
|
White Swan Launderers, Dublin. |
Domestic Laundry charges |
10% overall. |
|
Thomas S. Jackson & Sons (I.) Ltd. |
Linseed Oil Putty |
7%. |
|
Waterford Coal Merchants' Association. |
Polish Coal |
£1 ton. |
|
The Celtic Laundry Ltd., Wexford |
Domestic Laundry charges |
10% overall |
|
White Star Laundry Carlow |
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|
Wm. Ellis & Sons Ltd. |
Loose Materials (including filling and ground limestone) |
1/- ton |
|
Ready-mix Concrete |
4/- cu. yd. |
|
|
Mortar and Macadam |
3/- ton. |
|
|
Lime Flour |
3/- ton. |
|
|
Concrete Products |
6% |
|
|
Contract |
12½% |
|
|
Precast Concrete |
6% |
|
|
Wexford Gas Consumers' Co. |
Gas |
2.5d. therm |
|
Ltd. |
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|
Sheet Metal Industries Ltd. |
All products |
10% |
|
Chez Nous Ltd., Dublin |
Chocolate and Sugar Con- fectionery |
1/- to 4/9d. lb. (Retail) |
|
J. J. Stafford & Sons (Wexford) Ltd. |
All Coals |
7/- ton |
|
The Newbridge Cutlery Company Ltd. |
Cutlery |
10% |
|
General Plastics Ltd. |
Electrical Accessories and Fittings |
7½% |
|
Irish Containers Ltd. |
“Maid” Stainless Steel Sinks |
10% |
|
Wire Ropes Ltd. |
Wire Ropes |
5% on pre-February, 1969, prices. |
|
Irish Paints Ltd. |
Everlac Putties |
£3 ton. |
|
Burgess, Galvin & Co. Ltd. |
Linseed Oil Putty |
£3 ton. |
|
Williams & Woods Ltd. |
Chocolate Bars, Triangles & Blocks |
3d. to 6d. each. |
|
Bord na Móna |
Machine turf (sod peat) supplied to the ESB. |
7/6d. ton. |
|
Cappincur Joinery Ltd. |
Joinery Products |
10% |
|
National Board and Paper Mills Ltd. |
Solid Board Products Corrugated Board Products |
7½% 5% |
|
Dublin Coal Importers |
Polish Coal |
11/6 ton |
|
American Coal |
22/- ,, |
|
|
British Coal |
6/- ,, |
|
|
British Anthracite |
24/-.. |
|
|
Welsh Foundry Coke |
23/- ,, |
|
|
Shanks (Ireland) Ltd. |
Cistern Fittings |
5% |
|
Henry Ford & Son Ltd. |
Motor Vehicles |
2.8% overall on wholesale prices |
|
Waterford Glass Ltd. |
Lead Crystal Glassware |
10% |
|
Donegal Design Ltd. |
Clothing |
5% |
|
Academy Cinema, Dublin |
Cinema Admission charges |
3d. and 6d. seat |
|
Southern Area Coal |
Silesian Coal |
5/6d. ton |
|
Importers |
British Coal |
6/6d. ton |
|
Galway Coal Merchants |
Polish Coal |
£1 ton |
|
Shannon Coal Importers Association |
Polish Coal |
12/- ton |
|
Tralee Coal Merchants |
Polish Coal |
£1 ton |
|
Stevensons (Balbriggan) Ltd. |
Underwear |
7/- to 17/- doz. |
|
Socks |
7/- doz. |
|
|
Dundalk Coal Importers Association |
Polish Coal |
17/6 ton |
|
Irish Steel Holdings Ltd. |
Steel Bars and Sections |
£3 to £6 14s. 0d. ton |
|
Extras for Steel Bars and sections |
5s. 6d. ton |
|
|
Extras for Galvanised Sheet |
£3 4s. 0d. ton |
|
|
Irish Biscuits Ltd. |
Biscuits |
20 lines, 1d. to 3d. packet, 9 lines, 2d. to 8d. lb. 4 lines, 6d. to 4/- tin |
|
Irish Dunlop Co. Ltd. |
Footwear |
10% |
|
Association of Irish Laun- derers and Cleaners. |
Domestic laundry |
Discretion to make limited increases in charges for domestic laundry. |
|
Rowntree-Mackintosh (Ireland) Ltd. |
Sugar and Chocolate confectionery: 5 lines 1 line |
1d. bar. 2d. qtr. lb. (weight adjustments also made) |
|
Russell Brothers Ltd. |
Extension, Single and Heavy Duty Step-ladders. |
15%. |
|
Light weight Step-ladders |
17½%. |
|
|
Domestic Woodwear |
10%. |
|
|
Irish Wire Products Ltd. |
Wire Nails |
£4 5s. 0d. ton. |
|
Abrasives Ltd. |
Abrasive Papers, Cloths and Fibres. |
7%. |
|
Hammond Lane Industries Ltd. |
All products |
10% |
|
J.J. Stafford & Sons |
Polish Coal |
8/- ton. |
|
(Wexford) Ltd. |
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|
Irish Bakels Ltd. |
Masterfat Bundo Slicex |
¼d. lb. (Rate). |
|
Tincol Extra |
½d. lb. (Rate). |
|
|
Joshua Elliott & Sons Ltd. |
Agricultural Tools |
10%. |
|
Asbestos Cement Pipes Ltd. |
Asbestos cement pipes and joints. |
8½%. |
|
Donegal Fuel and Supply Co. |
Polish Coal |
£1 ton. |
|
Irish Floor Coverings Ltd. |
Felt-Base Floor Coverings |
|
|
5 lines |
3d. sq. yd. |
|
|
1 line |
3½d. sq. yd. |
|
|
Tailteann Theatres Ltd. |
Admission Charges to Savoy Cinema, Kells. |
6d. and 3d. seat. |
|
Clarnico-Murray Ltd. |
Sweets (3 lines) |
1d. to 3d. qtr. lb. |
|
Youghal Carpets Ltd. |
Carpets and Rugs |
5%. |
|
Odeon (Ireland) Ltd. |
Cinema Admission Charges: |
|
|
Corinthian and Metropole Cinemas |
6d. seat. |
|
|
Other Cinemas in Group (excluding new Savoy, Dublin). |
3d. seat. |
|
|
Cereals Limited |
Farola No. 1 size |
9d. dozen packets. |
|
Semolina No. 1 size |
9d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Semolina No. 05 size |
6d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Edward Ryan & Co. Ltd., Kinsale. |
Household and Church Candles. |
10% |
|
John G. Rathborne Ltd. |
Candles |
9.2% |
|
Kenneth Lee (Sales) Ltd. |
Light canes |
3d. each |
|
Medium canes |
4d. each |
|
|
Heavy canes |
4d. each |
|
|
Alfred Bird & Sons (Ireland) Ltd. |
Custard Powder Tea Cake Mixture Instant Whip |
0.3% to 4.9% |
|
Anson Blinds of Ireland Ltd. |
Venetian Blinds |
4.7% |
|
Irish Ropes Ltd. |
Tintawn, Cushlawn and Curragh Carpets. |
5½% to 7½% |
|
Harvest Twines (4 lines) |
1.9% to 2.1% |
|
|
Glencoo Weaving Co. Ltd. |
“Montrose” and “Glenwil” carpets. |
5% |
|
The British Margarine Co. Ltd. |
“Crest” Chocoflake |
2d. to 4d. lb. |
|
Veha Ltd. |
Panel Radiators |
10.3% |
|
Furniture Manufacturers' Association (within the Federation of Irish Industries). |
Hard Furniture |
7% |
|
Plycol-Montgomerie (Dublin) Ltd. |
Specialised products for roofing, flooring and metal protection. |
3% |
|
Rossmore (New) Collieries Ltd. |
Anthracite cobbles and beans. |
10/- ton |
|
Kandee Sauce Co. |
Vinegar |
1d. Bottle; 1/- Gallon. |
|
Sauce |
1d. to 2d. Bottle. |
|
|
Irish Wire Products Ltd. |
Wire Nails |
£10 4s. 11d. ton |
|
Metal Spinners (Ireland) Ltd. |
Electric Kettle bodies |
1/6d. to 3/- each |
|
Irish Domestic Electrical Appliances Ltd. |
Copper Electric kettles |
5%+1/6d. each |
|
Aluminium Electric kettles |
5% |
|
|
Roadstone Ltd. |
Readymix Concrete |
2/10d. cu. yd. |
|
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
Hollow Blocks |
|
|
18”×9”×9” |
£1 18s. 0d. per 1,000 |
|
|
18”×9”×6” |
£1 8s. 0d. ,, ,, |
|
|
18”×9”×4½” |
£1 0s. 0d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Solid Blocks |
||
|
18”×9”×6” |
£1 14s. 0d. ,, ,, |
|
|
18”×9”×4” |
£1 3s. 0d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Bricks |
||
|
Common |
6/. per 1,000 |
|
|
Facing |
7/6d. per 1,000 |
|
|
Other Products |
3% |
|
|
Dublin Coal Importers |
All British Coals |
£1 ton. |
|
Southern Area Coal Im- porters |
British Phurnacite |
£1 ton. |
|
Travel Goods Ltd. |
Box-files |
12½ |
109.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce what price increases he has approved since 1st December, 1969; the reason for the recent increase in the price of coal; and the amount of each increase approved by him in respect of each item since 1st December, 1969.
Particulars about price increases agreed since 1st December, 1969, are in the form of a tabular statement and I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate the statement in the Official Report.
The reason for recent increases in the price of coal was increased landed cost of imported coal.
Following is the statement:—
Statement showing increases in prices and charges of which the Minister for Industry and Commerce has been notified and to which he raised no objection in the period 1st December, 1969 to 31st January, 1960.
|
Firm |
Commodity |
Rate of Increase |
|
Irish Wire Products Ltd. |
Wire Nails |
£4 5s. 0d. ton |
|
Abrasives Ltd. |
Abrasive Papers, Cloths and Fibres |
7% |
|
Hammond Land Industries Ltd. |
All Products |
10% |
|
J.J. Stafford & Sons (Wexford) Ltd. |
Polish Coal |
8/- ton |
|
Irish Bakels Ltd. |
Masterfat Bundo Slicex |
¼d. lb. (Rate) |
|
Tincol Extra |
½d. lb. (Rate) |
|
|
Joshua Elliott & Sons Ltd. |
Agricultural Tools |
10% |
|
Asbestos Cement Pipes Ltd. |
Asbestos cement pipes and joints |
8½% |
|
Donegal Fuel and Supply Co. |
Polish Coal |
£1 ton |
|
Irish Floor Coverings Ltd. |
Felt-Base Floor Coverings |
|
|
5 lines |
3d. sq. yd. |
|
|
1 line |
3½d. sq. yd. |
|
|
Tailteann Theatres Ltd. |
Admission charges to Savoy Cinema, Kells |
6d. and 3d. seat |
|
Clarnico-Murray Ltd. |
Sweets (3 lines) |
1d. to 3d. qtr. lb. |
|
Youghal Carpets Ltd. |
Carpets and Rugs |
5% |
|
Odeon (Ireland) Ltd. |
Cinema Admission Charges |
|
|
Corinthian and Metropole |
6d. seat |
|
|
Cinemas |
||
|
Other Cinemas in Group (excluding new Savoy Dublin) |
3d. seat |
|
|
Cereals Limited |
Farola No. 1 size |
9d. dozen packets. |
|
Semolina No. 1 size |
9d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Semolina No. 05 size |
6d. ,, ,, |
|
|
Edward Ryan & Co. Ltd., Kinsale |
Household and Church Candles |
10% |
|
John G. Rathborne Ltd. |
Candles |
9.2% |
|
Kenneth Lee (Sales) Ltd. |
Light canes |
3d. each |
|
Medium canes |
4d. each |
|
|
Heavy canes |
4d. each |
|
|
Alfred Bird & Sons (Ireland) Ltd. |
Custard Powder |
|
|
Tea Cake Mixture |
0.3% to 4.5% |
|
|
Instant Whip |
||
|
Anson Blinds of Ireland Ltd. |
Venetian Blinds |
4.7% |
|
Irish Ropes Ltd. |
Tintawn, Cushlawn and Curragh Carpets |
5½% to 7½% |
|
Harvest Twines (4 lines) |
1.9% to 2.1% |
|
|
Glencoo Weaving Co. Ltd. |
“Montrose” and “Glenwil” |
5% |
|
carpets |
||
|
The British Margarine Co. Ltd. |
“Crest” Chocoflake |
2d. to 4d. lb. |
|
Veha Ltd. |
Panel Radiators |
10.3% |
|
Furniture Manufacturers' Association (within the Federation of Irish Industries) |
Hard Furniture |
7% |
|
Plycol-Montgomerie (Dublin) Ltd. |
Specialised products for roofing, flooring, and metal protection |
3% |
|
Rossmore (New) Collieries Ltd. |
Anthracite cobbles and beans |
10/- ton. |
|
Kandee Sauce Co. |
Vinegar |
1d. Bottle |
|
1/- Gallon |
||
|
Sauce |
1d. to 2d. Bottle |
|
|
Irish Wire Products Ltd. |
Wire Nails |
£10 4s. 11d. ton. |
|
Metal Spinners (Ireland) Ltd. |
Electric Kettle bodies |
1/6d. to 3/- each. |
|
Irish Domestic Electrical Appliances Ltd. |
Copper Electric kettles Aluminium Electric kettles |
5%+1/6d. each 5% |
|
Roadstone Ltd. |
Readymix Concrete |
2/10d. cu. yd. |
|
Clondalkin Concrete Ltd. |
Hollow Blocks |
|
|
18”×9”×9” |
£1 18s. 0d. per 1,000 |
|
|
18”×9”×6” |
£1 8s. 0d. ,, |
|
|
18”×9”×4½” |
£1 0s. 0d. ,, |
|
|
Solid Blocks |
||
|
18”×9”×6” |
£1 14s. 0d. ,, |
|
|
18”×9”×4” |
£1 3s. 0d. ,, |
|
|
Bricks |
||
|
Common |
6s. 0d. ,, |
|
|
Facing |
7s. 6d. ,, |
|
|
Other Products |
3% |
|
|
Dublin Coal Importers |
All British Coals |
£1 ton |
|
Southern Area Coal Importers. |
British Phurnacite |
£1 ton |
|
Travel Goods Ltd. |
Box-files |
12½% |