asked the Taoiseach the quantities, varieties and value of processed vegetables imported from third countries from 1st January, 1976, to the latest available date.
Written Answers. - Processed Vegetable Imports.
Following is the information requested by the Deputy, classified according to the headings of the Customs and Excise Tariff of Ireland.
Imports of processed vegetables in the period January-September, 1976.
Tariff Number |
Description |
Quantity (Kg) |
Value (£) |
Vegetables (whether or not cooked) preserved by freezing: |
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0702-331 |
Beans |
1,089 |
456 |
0702-347 |
Spinach |
6,266 |
2,567 |
0702-355 |
Cauliflowers (including broccoli), gherkins, globe artichokes, parsnips, turnips, vegetable marrows and watercress |
29,967 |
16,941 |
0702-369 |
Other |
757,682 |
255,857 |
Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption: |
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0703-514 |
Olives (for uses other than the production of oil) |
7,928 |
8,257 |
0703-530 |
Capers |
7,000 |
12,974 |
0703-538 |
Onions |
1 |
2 |
0703-554 |
Gherkins |
170 |
93 |
0703-562 |
Cauliflowers (including broccoli) globe artichokes, parsnips, turnips, vegetable marrows and watercress |
163 |
50 |
0703-570 |
Other |
5,236 |
1,355 |
0703-589 |
Mixtures of vegetables specified above |
5 |
3 |
Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: |
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0704-213 |
Onions |
387,022 |
259,380 |
0704-235 |
Mushrooms and truffles |
1,686 |
9,434 |
0704-237 |
Shallots and garlic |
713 |
553 |
0704-249 |
Other |
26,188 |
42,094 |
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split: |
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For sowing: |
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0705-415 |
Peas (including chick peas) |
32,952 |
4,835 |
0705-423 |
Beans (of the species Phaseolus) |
122,152 |
52,520 |
0705-453 |
Other |
102 |
150 |
Other than for sowing: |
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0705-457 |
Peas (including chick peas) |
952,586 |
174,945 |
0705-465 |
Beans (of the species Phaseolus) |
1,696,626 |
547,620 |
0705-473 |
Lentils |
22,967 |
8,741 |
0705-477 |
Broad beans and horse-beans |
317 |
166 |
0705-489 |
Other |
25,774 |
8,299 |
1103-227 |
Flours of peas, beans or lentils |
4,776 |
1,440 |
1105-000 |
Flour, meal and flakes of potato |
634,066 |
269,171 |
Flour and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots and tubers falling within heading No. 07.06: |
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1106-549 |
Other than denatured or for the manufacture of starch Vegetables prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, with or without sugar, whether or not containing salt, spices or mustard: |
2,341 |
975 |
Put up for sale by retail: |
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2001-634 |
Containing added sugar |
187,726 |
38,808 |
Not put up for sale by retail: |
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2001-644 |
Not containing added sugar |
1,220 |
769 |
Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid: |
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Mushrooms: |
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2002-014 |
Put up for sale by retail |
102 |
96 |
2002-016 |
Other |
302 |
788 |
Tomatoes: |
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2002-024 |
Purées |
820,823 |
209,048 |
Other |
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2002-026 |
Put up for sale by retail |
254,980 |
55,759 |
2002-028 |
Other: |
32,332 |
16,318 |
Asparagus (other than purées): |
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2002-032 |
Put up for sale by retail: |
6,033 |
5,481 |
Capers and olives (other than purées): |
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2002-042 |
Put up for sale by retail |
1,244 |
1,773 |
2002-044 |
Other |
1,744 |
1,547 |
Peas (other than purées): |
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2002-048 |
Put up for sale by retail |
11 |
10 |
Beans in pod: |
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2002-052 |
Purées |
308 |
333 |
Other: |
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2002-054 |
Put up for sale by retail |
2,157 |
511 |
2002-056 |
Other |
170 |
145 |
Other vegetables including mixtures: |
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2002-060 |
Purées |
73 |
62 |
Other than purées: |
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Put up for sale by retail: |
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2002-062 |
Cauliflowers (including broccoli) gherkins, globe artichokes, parsnips, turnips, vegetable marrows and watercress |
605 |
473 |
2002-064 |
Other |
23,522 |
7,808 |
Not put up for sale by retail: |
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2002-066 |
Cauliflowers (including broccoli), gherkins, globe artichokes, parsnips, turnips, vegetable marrows and watercress |
11,659 |
3,176 |
2002-069 |
Other |
5,382 |
11,029 |
Total |
6,076,168 |
2,032,812 |