asked the Taoiseach the amount of tomatoes that were imported into this country each year for the years from 1981 to 1985 inclusive.
30.
Written Answers. - Foods Imports and Exports.
28.
asked the Taoiseach the amount of tomatoes that were exported from this country each year for the years from 1981 to 1985, inclusive.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 30 together. The information requested is given in the following tables:
Table 1
Imports of Tomatoes
|
Year |
Fresh or chilled |
Frozen |
Dried, dehydrated or evaporated |
Otherwise prepared or preserved |
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|
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
|
|
1981 |
6,605 |
5,556 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
74 |
123 |
3,166 |
1,312 |
|
1982 |
8,906 |
6,412 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
123 |
213 |
3,036 |
1,268 |
|
1983 |
9,919 |
7,463 |
60 |
44 |
109 |
195 |
3,501 |
1,676 |
|
1984 |
10,852 |
9,015 |
65 |
58 |
154 |
273 |
4,020 |
2,184 |
|
1985 |
12,246 |
9,842 |
22 |
19 |
151 |
329 |
5,159 |
2,558 |
Table 2
Exports of Tomatoes
|
Year |
Fresh or chilled |
Frozen |
Dried, dehydrated or evaporated |
Otherwise prepared or preserved |
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|
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
|
|
1981 |
2,292 |
1,028 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
1982 |
2,609 |
1,419 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
|
1983 |
2,373 |
1,530 |
28 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
9 |
|
1984 |
2,431 |
1,513 |
22 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
38 |
|
1985 |
1,632 |
887 |
19 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
n.a.= not available
29.
asked the Taoiseach the tonnage of cereal substitutes imported into this country each year for the years from 1983 to 1985, inclusive.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
Imports of cereal substitutes (tonnes)**
|
1983 |
514,409 |
|
1984 |
481,289 |
|
1985 |
622,909 |
** Cereal substitutes consist mainly of the following items which are separately identifiable in the Customs and Excise Tariff of Ireland:—
Manioc, maize gluten feed, locust beans, maize-rice brans, sharps, beet pulp, citrus pulp and brewing and distilling residue.
31.
asked the Taoiseach the amount of milk and dairy produce imported into the EC; and the country of origin.
The information requested by the Deputy is given for the year 1984 — the latest full year for which information is available — in the following table:
Imports of milk and dairy products into the EC from non-EC countries in 1984
|
From |
Tonnes(thousands) |
ECU(millions)** |
|
Finland |
14 |
29 |
|
Switzerland |
49 |
231 |
|
Austria |
37 |
44 |
|
Canada |
5 |
12 |
|
New Zealand |
101 |
245 |
|
Other countries |
18 |
39 |
|
Total |
224 |
600 |
** Conversion rate in 1984: IR£1,000=1,377.521 ECU. Source: Eurostat Trade Statistics.
32.
asked the Taoiseach the amount of cereal substitutes imported into the EC each year for the years, from 1982 to 1985, inclusive.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table for the years 1983 and 1984 and for the period January to June 1985, the latest period for which data is available. Comparable information for the year 1982 is not available.
Imports of cereal substitutes into the EC from non EC countries**
|
Year |
Tonnes (thousands) |
|
1983 |
13,513 |
|
1984 |
13,276 |
|
Jan-June 1985 |
7,275 |
Source: Eurostat Trade Statistics.
** Cereal substitutes consist mainly of the following items which are separately identifiable in the Eurostate trade statistics:—
Manioc, maize gluten feed, locust beans, maize-rice brans, sharps, beet pulp, citrus pulp and brewing and distilling residue.