John Ellis
Question:20 Mr. Ellis asked the Taoiseach the volume of sawmill residue exported from the country for each of the years 1991 to 1994. [4924/95]
Written Answers. - Sawmill Residue Exports.
John Ellis
Question:21 Mr. Ellis asked the Taoiseach the amount of timber exported from this country to non-EU countries for each of the past four years; and also the amount exported to each country within the EU for each of the past four years. [4926/95]
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables which I propose to circulate in the Official Report. The data in respect of 1994 is not yet available.
Quantity of Exports of Sawdust, Wood Waste and Scrap
|
Year |
Tonnes |
|
1990 |
36,008 |
|
1991 |
61,346 |
|
1992 |
106,437 |
|
1993 |
47,727 |
Value of Exports of Timber to non-EU countries from 1990 to 1993
|
Year |
£000 |
|
1990 |
237 |
|
1991 |
1,909 |
|
1992 |
2,844 |
|
1993 |
684 |
Value of Exports of Timber to EU countries from 1990 to 1993
|
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
|
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
Great Britain |
16,085 |
16,413 |
19,316 |
21,941 |
|
Northern Ireland |
11,044 |
8,702 |
9,975 |
13,345 |
|
Germany |
45 |
435 |
467 |
— |
|
France |
900 |
824 |
468 |
1,038 |
|
Belgium/Luxembourg |
569 |
379 |
1,416 |
2,379 |
|
Netherlands |
371 |
509 |
650 |
43 |
|
Denmark |
51 |
14 |
25 |
4 |
|
Greece |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
— |
23 |
36 |
— |
|
Spain |
— |
41 |
1,615 |
425 |
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
0 |
— |
|
Total |
29,065 |
27,360 |
33,968 |
39,175 |
Note: Overall, approximately 10 per cent of trade is not classified by commodity. This unclassified trade includes intra-EU estimates for small traders and non-respondent traders, low value transactions and some parcel post and Shannon Free Airport trade.