asked the Taoiseach the amount of (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs, (d) beef, (e) mutton and (f) pigmeat imported during the year 1973 by each of the member countries of the EEC from (i) the Republic of Ireland and (ii) countries outside the EEC.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meat Imports.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing estimated exports of (a) cattle, (b) sheep and goats, (c) pigs, (d) beef and veal, (e) mutton and kid, (f) pigmeat from Ireland to each of the other EEC countries during 1973.
The other information requested by the Deputy is not available in the Central Statistics Office but efforts are being made to assemble the data, which will be forwarded to the Deputy when they are received.
Following is the statement:
Exports to EEC Countries in 1973
Country |
Cattle |
Sheep and Goats |
Pigs |
Beef and Veal |
Mutton and Kid |
Pigmeat |
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Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
|
Number |
£(000) |
Number |
£(000) |
Number |
£(000) |
Kg |
£(000) |
Kg |
£(000) |
Kg |
£(000) |
|
Belgium |
40,041 |
8,649 |
23,244 |
370 |
42 |
2 |
496,815 |
348 |
3,359,203 |
2,317 |
204,683 |
135 |
Denmark |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18,054 |
20 |
114 |
0 |
— |
— |
France |
2,877 |
667 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
24,308,979 |
17,835 |
6,082,087 |
3,923 |
2,896,524 |
1,674 |
Germany (Federal Republic) |
5,053 |
1,110 |
4,673 |
77 |
— |
— |
16,526,159 |
11,007 |
680,973 |
459 |
1,941,798 |
1,148 |
Italy |
13,885 |
2,320 |
12,194 |
144 |
— |
— |
5,607,565 |
4,121 |
7,409 |
5 |
1,957,256 |
1,427 |
Luxembourg |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Netherlands |
2,155 |
428 |
572 |
9 |
325 |
14 |
13,655,753 |
7,799 |
61,955 |
37 |
21,373 |
15 |
United Kingdom |
380,169 |
59,239 |
80,221 |
709 |
25,871 |
920 |
50,873,579 |
31,887 |
1,004,785 |
566 |
6,361,032 |
3,057 |
Total |
444,180 |
72,414 |
120,905 |
1,310 |
26,238 |
936 |
111,486,904 |
73,017 |
11,196,526 |
7,306 |
13,382,666 |
7,456 |
Is there no liaison in regard to these statistics with the EEC? I have a similar question down for the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. When will these statistics become available from the EEC, because they are important particularly in relation to pigs and cattle?
Evidently there is no automatic liaison, but there is obviously sufficient liaison to enable me to tell the Deputy that the information will be available in due course and when it is it will be sent to the Deputy direct.
Will it be in time for my question?
I cannot tell the Deputy at the moment how long it will take.