Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Apr 1961

Vol. 188 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany.

2.

Mr. Barrett

asked the Taoiseach if he will give a list of the actual consumer goods this country is importing from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany.

Donnchadh Ó Briain

I propose in reply to the Deputy's Question, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing particulars of imports originating in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany in the year 1960.

Following is the statement:

IMPORTS of goods from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany in the year 1960.

Article and Country of origin	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
			£
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Sugar confectionery	cwt.	78	645
Alcoholic beverages	value		118
Glass and glassware:
Sheet unworked	cwt.	4,328	6,414
Plate	,,	121	375
Reinforced (wired)	,,	85	144
Rolled or obscured	,,	1,653	2,140
Glass, n.e.s.	,,	333	758
Domestic or household:
Drinking glasses	,,	23	524
Other	,,	337	2,757
Glassware, n.e.s.	,,	122	3,010
Clay construction materials (including ceramic):
Tiles, glazed	,,	548	1,395
,, unglazed	,,	179	419
Other	,,	80	533
Iron and steel:
Bars and sections not fabricated:
Girders and joists	ton	14	574
Channels	,,	15	584
Domestic hollow-ware, tin plate or tinned plate	cwt.	17	216
Containers for transport and storage, tin plate or tinned
plate	cwt.	10	168
Other, n.e.s.	value		225
Non-ferrous metals:
Religious articles	cwt.	1	274
Other manufactures	value		106
Imitation jewellery:
Necklaces	No.	27,987	2,704
Other	value		7,421
Cameras, complete	No.	40	241
Photographic apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.	value		474
Projectors (cinematographic) complete	No.	8	744
Surgical, medical, etc., instruments, etc.	value		1,527
Cinematographic films, sound	lin. ft.	19,301	392
Implements and tools and parts	value		209
Needles and pins	lb.	3,100	490
Household utensils (excluding hollow-ware), n.e.s.	cwt.	36	496
Office machines, including typewriters and cash registers	No.	5	122
Machine tools for working metals	cwt.	393	7,912
Mechanical handling equipment, complete	,,	30	236
Concrete mixers, complete	,,	211	2,238
Excavating, mining, peat harvesting and road construction machinery, n.e.s.	,,	645	7,278
Domestic electric washing machines	No.	100	1,325
Sewing machines, complete	,,	7	175
Plastic and rubber working machinery	,,	260	11,365
Ball bearings and roller bearings	,,	—	132
Electric motors, complete	,,	30	475
Electrical goods and apparatus:
Apparatus (excluding radio) for telephony and telegraphy	value		179
Appliances for vehicles, aircraft, ships and cycles	,,		672
Apparatus for medical and radiological purposes	,,		143
Other machinery and electrical goods and apparatus	,,		333
Road motor vehicles:
Motor cycle, etc. parts	value		1,851
Bodies (coach work) aggregates	No.	456	21,984
Chassis aggregates:
Motor cycles and tricycles	,,	825	41,294
Passenger cars (excluding omnibuses)	,,	456	64,980
Parts, n.e.s.	value		2,184
Parts of internal combustion, diesel and semi-diesel engines for vehicles	,,		2,255
Parts of bicycles and cycles	,,		601
Logs for sawing, conifer	std.	25	5,756
Lumber, sawn planed or dressed:
Conifer deals, battens, scantlings, and boards	,,	1,986	146,107
Non-conifer	cub. ft.	11,263	7,181
Domestic woodware	value		294
Tool handles	doz.	600	115
Stands, display and hangers	value		470
Wood manufacturers, n.e.s.	,,		4,362
Sheep's and lambs' wool, merino, shorn, cleaned, etc.	cental	300	6,929
Woven fabrics:
Cotton:
Shirting and pyjamas cloth	sq. yd.	16,854	1,969
Corduroy	,,	1,878	406
Dress cloth	,,	32,242	2,758
Flannelette and wincyette	,,	59,063	4,488
Gauze and muslins	,,	150,000	2,212
Handkerchief cloth	,,	54,789	4,256
Other	,,	40,010	2,645
Union in which cotton predominates, furnishing fabrics	,,	4,621	1,041
Union in which wool predominates	,,	796	443
Rayon, continuous filament:
Dress materials	,,	28,856	1,826
Furnishing fabrics	,,	195,795	13,328
Special products of textile materials and of related materials	value		125
Textiles, n.e.s.	,,		111
Boots, rubber and rubber proofed	doz. prs.	419	3,586
Rubber floor coverings	cwt.	20	138
,, gloves	,,	7	182
Paper and cardboard:
Newsprint	,,	982	2,558
White folding box board	,,	1,009	3,561
Tissue	,,	198	975
Greaseproof including imitation greaseproof	,,	1,078	5,690
Artificial sausage casings	,,	7	587
Synthetic plastic materials in sheets or rolls	,,	49	1,946
Appliances and fittings for sanitary, plumbing etc. purposes:
Ceramic materials:
Sinks	,,	1,609	4,765
Wash basins	,,	478	1,405
Closets, water	,,	591	2,579
Lighting fixtures and fittings:
Illuminating glassware	,,	90	1,674
Lamp shades and parts, n.e.s.	value		240
Electric light fittings (excluding lamps, tubes and insulators)	,,		125
Furniture and fixtures, n.e.s.	,,		564
Fibre and soft-top cases (including hat-boxes)	cwt.	41	274
Musical instruments:
Complete	No.	1,087	1,676
Parts and accessories	value		281
Printed matter, n.e.s.	cwt.	2	122
Artificial flowers, etc.	value		1,890
Buttons and button blanks	gross	5,587	786
Table and other household and fancy articles of plastics	cwt.	5	174
Parts of brushes, brooms and mops	value		2,161
Articles of basketware or wickerwork	,,		571
Sports goods:
Fishing tackle	,,		602
Other	,,		104
Toys and games:
Metal, non-mechanical	doz.	724	638
Plastic	value		608
Wooden	,,		937
Rubber	No.	78,621	3,465
Other	value		469
Pipes for smoking, wood	,,		205
Miscellaneous articles, n.e.s.	,,		3,909
TOTAL	,,		460,080

Article and Country of origin	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
			£
GERMANY, EASTERN
Glassware:
Domestic or household	cwt.	24	287
Other	,,	24	277
Tiles, glazed	,,	187	469
Optical instruments and appliances	value		369
Cameras, complete	No.	219	1,751
Photographic apparatus and appliances	value		164
Hosiery and knitting machinery, complete	cwt.	4	122
Electrical apparatus and appliances	value		2,218
Parts of bicycles and cycles	,,		234
Boxes, cases and crates, wood, complete	cwt.	20	137
Woven fabrics:
Union, in which wool predominates	sq. yd.	2,007	519
Rayon, dress materials	,,	3,081	470
Tulle, lace and lace fabrics of all fibres, furnishings	value		2,303
Women's full-length stockings, nylon	doz. prs.	2,250	1,856
Other stockings and hose, nylon	,,	2,350	1,888
Mineral jelly and waxes (including paraffin wax)	cwt.	102	310
Muriate of potash	ton	33,287	476,629
Other potassic fertilisers	,,	465	7,943
Magnesium compounds	cwt.	200	149
Weed killers	,,	810	1,869
Rye grass seed	,,	1,212	7,510
Electric light fittings (excluding lamps, tubes and insulators)	value		356
Musical instruments, complete:
Wind	No.	11,539	1,304
Other	,,	923	896
Sports goods	value		147
Toys and games:
Wooden	,,		100
Other	,,		108
Miscellaneous articles, n.e.s.	,,		506
TOTAL	,,		510,891