Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 15 Mar 1962

Vol. 193 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade with Portugal.

1.

Mr. Treacy

asked the Taoiseach the value and volume of (a) Irish exports to Portugal and (b) Irish imports from Portugal in each of the years 1955 to 1961 inclusive.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. J. Brennan)

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report, a statement showing the exports to and imports from Portugal in this period 1955-1961, together with particulars of the quantity and value of the main items of trade.

Following is the statement:-

TRADE with Portugal showing items £10,000 or over in each year 1955-1961.

Imports		Domestic Exports
Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value	Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
			£				£
			1955
TOTAL:	value	...	813,032	TOTAL:	value	...	64,093
Fish and fish preparations in airtight containers	cwt.	1,418	22,858	Seeds for sowing, potato	cwt.	71,319	55,398
Food wastes and prepared animal food	,,	49,630	54,549	Other	value	...	8,695
Bananas and plantains	,,	3,600	11,083
Almonds	,,	4,486	94,966
Vegetable soups and purées	,,	2,295	10,276
Wine, still	gall.	176,521	164,233
Pyrites, iron, unroasted	cwt.	150,004	56,158
Shooks for egg cases	std.	379	20,028
Cork:
Board	cwt.	8,598	58,616
Stoppers	,,	6,598	151,968
Other	value		49,547
Chemical wood pulp	cwt.	29,891	64,778
Beeswax	,,	706	17,999
Resin	,,	2,901	10,979
Other	value	...	24,994
			1956
TOTAL:	value	...	559,109	TOTAL:	value	...	99,729
Food wastes and prepared animal food	cwt.	19,845	22,982	Seeds for sowing, potato	cwt.	61,408	49,219
Bananas and plantains	,,	14,439	35,390	Printed matter	,,	497	34,180
Almonds	,,	516	19,103	Other	value		16,330
Wine, still	gall.	185,791	175,654
Pyrites, iron, unroasted	cwt.	104,700	40,407
Cork:
Board	,,	5,558	37,400
Stoppers	,,	4,717	100,870
Other	,,	3,795	44,154
Chemical wood pulp	,,	5,700	13,536
Beeswax	,,	556	14,572
Other	value	...	55,041
			1957
TOTAL:	value	...	444,692	TOTAL:	value	...	229,106
Sardines in airtight containers	cwt.	604	10,710	Scrap copperSeeds for sowing,	cwt.	4,226	41,844
Ground nut cake and meal	,,	7,382	10,519	potato	,,	202,338	160,271
Food wastes and prepared animal food	,,	10,015	10,888	Other	value	...	26,991
Bananas and plantains	,,	3,735	10,245
Almonds	,,	605	11,164
Vegetable soups and purées	,,	2,623	12,675
Wine, still	gall.	156,899	154,434
Butane and propane	value		10,376
Cork:
Board	cwt.	3,984	24,505
Stoppers	,,	2,385	52,531
Other	,,	3,167	38,200
Chemical wood pulp	,,	10,160	24,294
Beeswax	,,	604	15,285
Other	value	...	58,866
			1958
TOTAL:	value	...	391,218	TOTAL:	value	...	99,360
Fish meal	cwt.	5,953	14,778	Horses returned after temporary import	No.	10	10,000
Food wastes and prepared animal food	,,	42,032	40,743	Scrap metals	cwt.	8,987	14,252
Wine, still	gall.	145,159	144,303	Seeds for sowing,
Figs and fig cake	cwt.	3,206	10,414	potato	,,	62,242	62,437
Pyrites,iron,unroasted	,,	38,353	11,290	Other	value	...	12,671
Cork:
Board	,,	3,875	23,320
Stoppers	,,	2,255	48,548
Other	,,	1,951	20,425
Natural gums, resins and balsams	,,	3,643	12,592
Other	value	...	64,805
			1959
TOTAL:	value	...	408,460	TOTAL:	value	...	174,050
Ground nut cake and mealFood wastes and prepared animal food	cwt.,,	9,84348,860	15,81048,693	Copper ore and concentratesScrap copper	toncwt.	3,1652,615	103,00027,740
Vegetable soups and purées	,,	3,626	14,687	Seeds for sowing,
Wine, still	gall.	143,257	140,071	potato	,,	27,713	28,192
Cork:				Other	value	...	15,118
Board	cwt.	2,394	13,801
Stoppers	,,	2,128	48,688
Other	,,	2,105	23,218
Ground nut oil	,,	2,604	15,143
Beeswax	,,	788	16,351
Natural gums, resins and balsams	,,	3,664	13,473
Other	value	...	58,528
			1960
TOTAL:	value	...	370,436	TOTAL:	value	...	318,028
Sardines, in airtight containers	cwt.	966	14,363	Potatoes for food	cwt.	217,172	123,479
Food wastes and prepared animal food	,,	11,000	10,952	Copper ore and concentrates	ton	3,260	127,000
Vegetable soups and purées	,,	2,686	10,607	Seeds for sowing,potato	cwt.	74,068	59,283
Wine,still	gall.	154,102	152,992	Other	value	...	8,266
Cork:
Board	cwt.	3,510	17,330
Stoppers	,,	2,421	52,014
Other	,,	2,813	26,032
Cotton woven dress cloth	sq.yd.	336,524	24,392
Beeswax	cwt.	1,037	19,344
Other	value	...	42,410
			1961
TOTAL:	value	...	549,382	TOTAL:	value	...	138,642
Sardines in airtight containers	cwt.	1,006	14,094	Copper ore and concentrates	ton	2,588	74,122
Almonds	,,	3,966	71,654
Vegetable soups and purées	,,	5,475	23,132	Synthetic fibres in staple lengths, suitable for and waste	cwt.	266	74,122
Wine, still	gall.	166,303	164,766
Cork:
Board	cwt.	3,456	19,827	Seeds for sowing,
Stoppers	,,	2,013	50,413	potato	,,	58,296	43,756
Other	,,	3,217	29,392	Other	value	...	8,203
Cotton woven fabrics
Shirting and pyjama clothDress cloth	sq.yd.,,	267,999472,329	36,28867,788
Beeswax	cwt.	968	18,757
Other	value	...	53,271

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