asked the Minister for Communications the number of ships and their total gross registered tonnage under the Irish flag for each of the last five years; and the number and tonnage of these which are Irish owned.
Written Answers. - Irish Shipping.
87.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
The number and total gross register tonnage of merchant ships of 100 gross register tons or over on the Irish register at 31 December in each of the last five years were as follows:
|
Year |
No. of ships |
Gross register tonnage |
|
1983 |
65 |
197,462 |
|
1982 |
69 |
180,176 |
|
1981 |
73 |
251,272 |
|
1980 |
59 |
186,462 |
|
1979 |
56 |
182,585 |
Of the foregoing, the number and tonnage of Irish owned ships were:
|
Year |
No. of ships |
Gross register tonnage |
|
1983 |
48 |
183,058 |
|
1982 |
52 |
165,772 |
|
1981 |
54 |
193,224 |
|
1980 |
48 |
178,013 |
|
1979 |
53 |
181,245 |