asked the Taoiseach what is the amount of (a) fresh (b) salted (c) smoked and (d) tinned fish imported into the State in 1962 to the nearest available date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fish Imports.
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I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving details of the quantity of fish imported in the period January to April, 1962, the latest date for which figures are available. The descriptions used are those under which imports of fish and fish preparations are classified in the Official Import List.
Following is the statement:—
QUANTITY of fish imported in the period January—April, 1962
|
Description |
Quantity |
|
Cwt. |
|
|
Fish not in airtight containers: |
|
|
Fish (excluding shellfish) fresh, chilled or frozen: |
|
|
Plaice |
3,740 |
|
Herrings |
3,000 |
|
Other |
988 |
|
Dried, salted or smoked, but not further prepared |
11,798 |
|
Shellfish |
718 |
|
Fish in airtight containers: |
|
|
Herrings |
957 |
|
Salmon |
8,659 |
|
Sardines |
1,962 |
|
Shellfish |
21 |
|
Other |
356 |
|
Fish preparations in airtight containers |
107 |
|
Fish and fish preparations, n.e.s. |
293 |