Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 3 Oct 2001

Vol. 541 No. 2

Written Answers. - Oil Prices.

Seán Haughey

Ceist:

192 Mr. Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department monitors the price of oil, particularly the price of home heating oil; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this has increased in recent weeks; the reasons for this increase; the measures she proposes to take to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21951/01]

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. T. Kitt):

As I have stated in a previous reply in November 2000, I am unable to give the statistics requested by the Deputy as these are not collected by my Department. I am not in a position, therefore, to either commence on the related elements of the Deputy's question or to make a statement on the matter.

Question No. 193 answered with Question No. 181.