Bernard J. Durkan
Question:78 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the value, quality, quantity and variety of food and food products currently imported; the food involving meat or meat extract; and the countries of origin. [28647/00]
Vol. 528 No. 1
78 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the value, quality, quantity and variety of food and food products currently imported; the food involving meat or meat extract; and the countries of origin. [28647/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables. The tables give import details for the year 1999 and for the period January-August 2000. August 2000 is the latest month for which information is available.
Imports of food and food products
1999 |
Jan-Aug 2000 |
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£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
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Meat and meat preparations |
189,330 |
89,512 |
146,506 |
85,094 |
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Dairy products and birds' eggs |
221,034 |
454,996 |
153,082 |
280,065 |
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Fish crustaceans, molluscs and preparations thereof |
71,382 |
25,069 |
51,607 |
16,598 |
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Cereals and cereal preparations |
340,099 |
995,377 |
235,619 |
609,325 |
||
Vegetables and fruit |
368,866 |
514,743 |
255,965 |
356,643 |
||
Sugars, sugar preparations and honey |
103,862 |
343,567 |
70,124 |
212,251 |
||
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof |
174,888 |
64,917 |
113,877 |
45,254 |
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Feeding stuff for animals (excl unmilled cereals) |
266,201 |
2,243,368 |
181,088 |
1,403,820 |
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Miscellaneous edible products and preparations |
153,857 |
104,955 |
103,845 |
66,418 |
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Total |
1,889,517 |
4,836,504 |
1,311,712 |
3,075,467 |
Jan-Dec 1999 |
Jan-Aug 2000 |
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£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
|||
Beef and veal |
9,501 |
4,780 |
8,264 |
3,850 |
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Edible offal of bovine animals |
223 |
396 |
166 |
218 |
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Other meat and offal of bovine animals |
4,686 |
2,549 |
4,630 |
2,211 |
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Mutton and goatmeat |
2,955 |
1,489 |
2,230 |
1,116 |
||
Edible offal of mutton and goatmeat |
28 |
25 |
96 |
128 |
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Pigmeat |
45,471 |
22,158 |
40,190 |
16,873 |
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Other meat and offal of swine |
13,772 |
7,711 |
8,635 |
4,065 |
||
Poultry (including offal) |
60,090 |
33,390 |
50,557 |
46,447 |
||
Other meat and offal of poultry |
41,781 |
12,062 |
22,894 |
6,765 |
||
Sausages etc. of meat, offal or blood |
6,058 |
2,674 |
4,991 |
1,817 |
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Other meat and offal n.e.s. |
4,765 |
2,280 |
3,854 |
1,604 |
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Total |
189,330 |
89,512 |
146,506 |
85,094 |
Jan-Dec 1999 |
Jan-Aug 2000 |
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£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
|||
Belgium |
4,839 |
1,761 |
7,463 |
2,761 |
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Denmark |
12,626 |
5,864 |
9,168 |
3,447 |
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France |
10,053 |
4,442 |
9,466 |
3,467 |
||
Germany |
7,113 |
2,829 |
5,654 |
1,937 |
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Great Britain |
75,765 |
37,329 |
52,875 |
24,921 |
||
Northern Ireland |
34,357 |
18,139 |
21,344 |
10,453 |
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Italy |
5,221 |
2,531 |
2,925 |
1,169 |
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Netherlands |
31,101 |
12,374 |
28,765 |
10,097 |
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Other EU |
3,204 |
1,571 |
2,213 |
983 |
||
Total EU |
184,279 |
86,840 |
139,873 |
59,235 |
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Rest of the World |
5,051 |
2,672 |
6,633 |
25,859 |
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Total |
189,330 |
89,512 |
146,506 |
85,094 |
79 Dr. Upton asked the Taoiseach the number of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department; the number of requests rejected; if he will review the treatment of Freedom of Information requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29455/00]
Since the Freedom of Information Act came into effect on 21 April 1998, my Department has received 469 requests, up to 30 November 2000. The breakdown is as follows:
1998 |
82 |
1999 |
207 |
2000 |
180 |
Granted |
155 |
Part-granted |
98 |
Refused |
60 |
No records |
81 |
Transferred |
36 |
Withdrawn |
19 |
On-going |
20 |