asked the Taoiseach the percentage of bovine animal hides exported unprocessed, for the last accounting year.
Written Answers. - Bovine Animal Hides.
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available.
Provisional export figures for 1988 show that 46,821 tonnes of bovine hides were exported, with a value of £59 million. (In general it should be noted that commodity detail from external trade statistics does not include: (a) transactions (non-dutiable) of less than £200 for 1988; (b) trade by firms operating in Shannon Free Airport; and (c) postal packages not covered by customs entries.)