Written Answers. - Office of Public Works Plant.

Tuesday, 21 June 1955

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 151 No. 11

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[1531]Mr. Sheldon: Information on William Alexander Sheldon  Zoom on William Alexander Sheldon  asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the numbers and latest cost per item of any categories of engineering plant and machinery held by the Office of Public Works, other than those set out in the [1532] first column of his reply of 14th June, 1955.

Mr. Sweetman: Information on Gerard Sweetman  Zoom on Gerard Sweetman  The required information is as follows. Some miscellaneous items of minor importance have not been included:—

Category Item Number Latest Cost per Item
£
Excavators Ruston 10RB 24 2,683
Ruston 43RB 6 8,508
Lima 1201 2 30,000
Marion 111M 2 42,932
Light Transport Ford 15-cwt. Vans 3 497
Willys Overland Station Wagons 5 695
Bedford do. 12 567
Vanguard do. 1 745
Willys Overland 1-ton Trucks 23 789
Rover Land Rovers 8 752
Heavy Transport Ford 5-ton Trucks 4 1,345
Ford 5-ton Tippers 2 1,462
Morris Commercial 5-ton Trucks 2 1,095
Morris Commercial 5-ton Tippers 3 1,175
Leyland 7-ton Coments 4 2,102
Leyland 10-ton Beaver 1 2,174
Foden 50-ton Tractor 1 3,950
Foden 100-ton Tractor 1 8,639
Marshall Tractors 4 950
Crane 25-ton Trailer 1 1,742
Dyson 45-ton Trailer 1 12,212
Crane 6-ton Trailers 5 370
Austin 3-ton Trucks 6 1,225
Mobile Cranes Smith 12-ton 1 6,600
Neals 2-ton 1 2,037
Pumps Sykes 8'' 3 1,445
Floating Plant Ellicott Suction Dredger 1 25,435
Ellicott Works Boat 1 3,707
Viking Aluminium Dinghies 10 74
Hickey Fuel Boat 1 400
Railway Plant Ruston Hornsby 3½-ton Locomotives 2 1,035
Hudson 1 cu. yd. Tip Wagons 48 35
Locospoor ½ cu. yd. Tub Wagons 24 23
Miscellaneous Goodwin Gravel Washer 1 275
Box Girder Bridges 2 850
(secondhand)
Sykes Piling Frame 1 3,816
Johnson Piling Frame 1 230
McKiernan-Terry Hammers 9B3 2 788
do. do. 7 1 523
do. do. 5 1 417
do. Rock Breakers 9B3 2 56
do. do. 7 1 47
do. Extractor 5 1 260
Atom Post Hole Digger 1 553


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