asked the Minister for Energy the cost of the unkeep of the Whitegate Oil Refinery, County Cork, in each of the years since it came into public ownership; and the amount which was invested in each of those years.
Written Answers. - Whitegate Oil Refinery.
77.
The INPC assumed ownership of the Whitegate Oil Refinery on 2 April 1982. The cost of maintenance and capital expenditure in each year since then has been as follows:
Year |
Maintenance Cost IR£'000 |
Capital Expenditure IR£'000 |
1982 |
1,410 |
146 |
1983 |
779 |
323 |
1984 |
1,305 |
359 |
1985 |
1,342 |
544 |
1986 |
1,912 |
385 |
1987 |
2,399 |
657 |
1988 |
1,998 |
684 |
(Estimate) |