Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Nov 1971

Vol. 257 No. 4

Written Answers. - Cattle and Meat Exports.

142.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Taoiseach the number and value of cattle and the tonnage and value of dead meat exported to (a) Great Britain and (b) other countries in each of the past ten years.

The Taoiseach

The following statement contains the information requested by the Deputy.

EXPORTS OF CATTLE, MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS IN EACH YEAR 1961 TO 1970

Description	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries	Great Britain	Other Countries
Cattle	No.(000)	525	198	427	148	463	200	521	273	380	217	428	197	423	248	407	218	308	245	288	241
	Value (£000)	33,865	10,308	28,227	7,986	30,768	10,860	37,007	17,750	29,102	15,564	31,348	12,150	30,476	13,174	33,520	14,204	27,063	17,183	26,681	18,978
Beef and veal, fresh, chilled, or frozen	Ton	32,782	40,733	20,295	38,529	16,820	43,882	19,406	32,492	28,272	25,890	41,502	27,411	108,104	37,547	88,872	26,424	84,508	35,325	101,344	36,803
Value (£000)	7,483	11,479	4,892	10,649	4,077	12,135	5,093	9,300	7,678	7,628	10,897	8,808	27,4	12,976	25,026	11,408	24,309	16,046	32,395	17,093
Other meat and meat preparations	Ton	54,873	5,468	63,098	7,546	59,387	12,957	55,719	14,761	66,181	14,663	59,573	15,784	53,074	13,138	59,136	16,454	61,840	22,198	52,363	23,901
Value (£000)	13,908	1,148	15,132	1,549	14,735	2,974	14,362	3,603	15,832	3,898	16,504	4,407	15,022	3,336	17,322	5,446	18,272	7,874	16,761	8,861