Richard Bruton
Ceist:174 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Energy the level of investment made by Bord Gáis Éireann in (a) new pipelines and (b) upgrading existing gas networks in the past ten years, bringing all values to constant 1989 prices.
Vol. 395 No. 9
174 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Energy the level of investment made by Bord Gáis Éireann in (a) new pipelines and (b) upgrading existing gas networks in the past ten years, bringing all values to constant 1989 prices.
I am informed by Bord Gáis Éireann that, in 1989 price terms, investments in the network was as follows:
Year |
New Pipelines |
Upgrading existing network |
£000 |
£000 |
|
1980 |
9,711 |
— |
1981 |
6,451 |
— |
1982 |
60,240 |
— |
1983 |
11,549 |
— |
1984 |
12,184 |
— |
1985 |
7,584 |
43 |
1986 |
29,459 |
1,612 |
1987 |
21,558 |
3,311 |
1988 |
18,133 |
14,873 |
1989 |
9,195 |
10,019 |
Total |
186,064 |
29,858 |