asked the Taoiseach the percentage of bovine hides exported unprocessed in 1983; and the tonnage and value of leather imported.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bovine Hide Exports.
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, Dún Laoghaire): Total slaughterings of farm animals in 1983 is estimated at 1,260,000. Exports of unprocessed bovine hides in 1983 amounted to 29,652 tonnes. It is estimated that the number of hides was some 1,096,000 or 87 per cent of estimated slaughterings.
Imports of leather in 1983 amounted to 1,226 tonnes with a value of £8.1 million.