Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 4 Nov 1964

Vol. 212 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Exports to Nigeria.

1.

Mr. Corish

asked the Taoiseach what commodities and in what quantity this country exported to Nigeria in each of the past five years.

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

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy.

Following is the statement:—

DOMESTIC exports to Federation of Nigeria in each year 1959-1963.

Description	Unit of Quantity	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963
Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
			£		£		£		£		£
Milk, dried or powdered, full cream	cwt.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	368	5,764
Mackerel in airtight containers	,,					225	1,419	246	1,623	—	—
Cereal products:
Malt	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37,775	90,341
Other	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,314	4,413	5,800	13,408
Sugar and syrups	,,	174	2,066	340	3,759	292	3,273	524	5,885	512	5,762
Products of dairy origin, mainly dried or powdered milk	,,	94	2,205	19	441	—	—	—	—	—	—
Articles of food, n.e.s.	value		185		791		618		1,451		1,469
Beer (including ale, stout and porter)	std. brl.	2,183	27,998	10,243	124,619	11,427	137,301	14,524	106,441	10,928	62,917
Whiskey, home-made	pf. gall.	188	472	125	286	107	283	448	1,309	88	118
Medical and pharmaceutical products	value		517		3,538		5,495		8,499		16,678
Rubber tyres and tubes for vehicles	No.	206	3,083	2,888	17,178	3,991	16,300	11,188	29,260	1,317	3,721
Sisal floor coverings	sq. yd.	2,587	1,199	3,327	1,646	2,827	1,437	5,273	2,785	1,593	908
Building materials	cwt.	1	44	39	25	16,077	17,624	7,469	9,452	679	1,321
Iron and steel:
Railway rails	,,	36,490	37,317	—	—					—	—
Universals, plates and sheets	ton					—	—	37	5,657	—	—
Tubes, pipes and fittings	cwt.	200	323	217	2,076	—	—	—	—	—	—
Finished structural parts and assemblies	,,	640	3,578	14	115	537	2,789	940	6,015	174	2,445
Church ornaments of base metal	,,	21	1,206	15	1,618	30	1,163	5	1,386	2	109
Other metals and manufactures	value		4,634		7,526		1,302		11,736		9,423
Machinery (excluding electrical)	cwt.	4	89	52	1,024	131	1,804	421	3,641	49	853
Electrical machinery, goods and apparatus:
Power machinery and switchgear	,,					252	3,038	115	1,455	1	15
Receiving sets	No.	243	3,051	797	13,472	152	4,943	108	4,387	7	180
Other	value		17,360		5,141		170		2,564		4,186
Clothing and footwear	,,		379		852		2,518		4,021		2,885
Books and pamphlets	cwt.	799	23,352	435	11,099	575	17,040	538	15,819	358	9,541
Other printed matter	value		805		1,749		4,916		222		700
Candles, tapers, etc.	cwt.	4	86	1,788	9,600	5,657	33,243	2,667	16,190	3	71
Miscellaneous articles, n.e.s.	value		6,089		7,933		5,022		7,744		9,754
TOTAL	,,		136,038		214,488		261,698		251,955		242,569

An Ceann Comhairle

Question No. 2.

Mr. Corish

On behalf of Deputy Tierney, I should like to withdraw Question No. 2. It is wrongly worded. That is no fault of the officials. I know the Minister has gone to some trouble but the question should have been worded differently.

Question No. 2, by leave, withdrawn.