asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism the number of increases in the price of town gas in Cork from 1 January 1979, the amount of each increase and if any further price increases are pending before 30 June 1980.
Written Answers. - Cork Town Gas.
224.
: There have been four increases in the price of town gas in Cork from 1 January 1979 as follows:
|
Date |
% increase in consumer price |
|
|
(i) 1 June 1979 |
6% |
on average |
|
(ii) 20 August 1979 |
47% |
on average |
|
(iii) 18 December 1979 |
14.8% |
on average |
|
(iv) 4 March 1980 |
21.5% |
on average |
Under section 25 of the Prices Act, 1958, information regarding price increase proposals must be treated as confidential. Accordingly, it is not possible for me to say whether any further town gas price increases in Cork are pending.