asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of each of the last three years the value of raw materials imported for the manufacture of margarine in the form of a table in a reply of 1st August 1961; and the value at Irish prices of butter exported in the same years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Margarine Production: Butter Exports.
1.
Mr. Ryan
It is not possible to give the value of raw materials imported and actually used in the manufacture of margarine. The information available relates to the value of imports classified to certain headings in the Official Import List which include raw materials imported which could, among other uses, be employed in the manufacture of margarine, either in the state in which they are imported or after preliminary processing. I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the value of such raw materials imported in each year 1961 to 1963 and also the total (f.o.b.) value of butter exported in the same years.
Following is the statement:—
VALUE of raw materials imported in each of the years 1961-1963 which could be used in the manufacture of Margarine
|
Description |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Oil seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels for expressing oil: |
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Copra |
299,943 |
327,098 |
280,660 |
|
Palm nuts or kernels |
175,960 |
72,743 |
156,352 |
|
Other |
99,384 |
92,604 |
207,739 |
|
Animal oils, fats and greases: |
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Oleo oil |
594 |
— |
8,474 |
|
Tallow |
25,785 |
8,029 |
50,400 |
|
Tallow oil, tallow stearine, etc. |
3,463 |
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Oils from fish and marine animals: |
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Whale oil |
29,629 |
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Other |
279,701 |
217,835 |
20,009 |
|
Vegetable oils: |
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Soya bean |
88,598 |
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Cotton seed: |
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|
Edible |
34,545 |
— |
100,188 |
|
Inedible |
139,676 |
66,670 |
|
|
Groundnut |
53,529 |
24,287 |
127,401 |
|
Palm |
349,151 |
337,067 |
232,574 |
|
Palm kernel |
57,165 |
47,758 |
23,215 |
|
Cocoanut |
24,731 |
68,585 |
97,113 |
Value of domestic exports of Butter in each year 1961-1963
|
Year |
Value |
|
£ |
|
|
1961 |
3,804,577 |
|
1962 |
4,652,424 |
|
1963 |
6,418,658 |