Vol. 467 No. 5
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Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 26 Jun 1996
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Written Answers. - Bovine Animal Hides.
113 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the percentage of bovine animal hides produced in this country that were fully processed in 1995; and the plans, if any, he has to increase tanning capacity. [13691/96]
The Deputy will recall that he raised a similar question in the House on 25 May 1994. At that time my predecessor indicated that the Central Statistics Office could not provide precise data on the percentage of bovine hides processed in the country. This is still the position in relation to the figures sought for 1995. Forbairt estimates, however, that apart from high seasonal peaks, there is capacity within the country to process a large proportion of hides available from cattle export premises. In these circumstances there are no current plans for increasing tanning capacity.
