Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Feb 1991

Vol. 405 No. 4

Written Answers. - Port Traffic.

Ivan Yates

Question:

52 Mr. Yates asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the statistics for each year since 1985 of the volume of traffic through Irish sea ports in metric tons; the percentage market share for each sea port; and if he will outline the same details and breakdown in terms of value of external trade through sea ports over the same period.

The Taoiseach

The following tables, which are derived from the external trade statistics, set out the information requested by the Deputy.

TABLE 1.

Quantity of external trade* through Irish sea ports.

Sea Ports	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
All sea ports	000 tonnes
18,689	20,849	21,626	22,364	22,845
	% Breakdown
Arklow	3.6	2.5	3.0	3.1	2.9
Cork Harbour	†	†	22.5	20.6	21.5
Cork	10.0	10.0	†	†	†
Dublin	26.6	28.8	26.7	24.0	24.1
Dún Laoghaire	1.2	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.2
Drogheda	4.4	3.3	3.9	4.4	4.0
Foynes and Aughinish	16.6	15.8	†	†	†
Galway	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.0
Greenore	1.9	1.8	1.7	2.0	1.8
Killybegs	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
Shannon Estuary	†	†	24.1	27.4	27.3
Limerick	2.6	4.4	†	†	†
New Ross	3.6	4.1	4.1	4.6	3.9
Rosslare	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.7	3.1
Waterford	5.1	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.6
Whitegate	9.9	10.0	†	†	†
Others	9.8	10.1	4.2	4.3	4.4

*Excluding Shannon Free Airport, Parcel Post and Low Value trade.

†In 1987 the heading Cork Harbour replaced Cork. The figures for Cork Harbour cover Cork, Whitegate, Cobh, Haulbowline and Marino Point. The heading Shannon Estuary replaced Limerick. The figures for Shannon Estuary cover Limerick, Foynes, Aughinish, Tarbert and Moneypoint.

TABLE 2.

Value of external trade*through Irish sea ports.

Sea Ports	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
All sea ports	£ million
12,402	11,860	12,600	14,033	17,099
	% Breakdown
Arklow	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cork Harbour	†	†	9.7	8.2	7.9
Cork	5.7	6.3	†	†	†
Dublin	46.7	50.8	43.1	48.1	49.6
Dún Laoghaire	9.6	8.7	13.6	9.8	10.0
Drogheda	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.4
Foynes and Aughinish	2.7	2.4	†	†	†
Galway	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Greenore	1.4	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.6
Killybegs	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Shannon Estuary	†	†	2.8	3.3	3.2
Limerick	0.6	0.6	†	†	†
New Ross	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.6
Rosslare	14.2	14.3	15.9	15.7	15.9
Waterford	10.1	9.4	10.1	10.4	9.5
Whitegate	2.7	1.4	†	†	†
Others	2.2	2.2	1.0	0.8	0.8

*Excluding Shannon Free Airport, Parcel Post and Low Value trade.

†In 1987 the heading Cork Harbour replaced Cork. The figures for Cork Harbour cover Cork, Whitegate, Cobh, Haulbowline and Marino Point. The heading Shannon Estuary replaced Limerick. The figures for Shannon Estuary cover Limerick, Foynes, Aughinish, Tarbert and Moneypoint.