§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications to obtain supply of electricity from the Irish Republic have been made by (1) householders and (2) commercial undertakings in each of the last 10 years; how many have been granted and refused in each of those years; to how many premises in the Irish Republic the Northern Ireland Electricity Service has made a supply available in each of those years; and what is the total number of properties in Northern Ireland which receive their supply from the Republic and vice versa.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe following numbers of householders and commercial undertakings in Northern Ireland applied to obtain a supply of electricity from the Irish Republic during the period 1 February 1981 to 31 January 1991:
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Year commencing I February Households Commercial undertakings 1981 1 — 1982 — — 1983 1 — 1984 1 — 1985 — — 1986 — 1 1987 3 — 1988 1 2 1989 — — 1990 1 — Two applications (both by commercial undertakings) were refused, one each in 1986 and 1988. I know of no premises in the Republic of Ireland which receive a supply of electricity from NIE. Information on the total number of properities in Northern Ireland which receive their supply from the Republic is not available.