Gerry Reynolds
Question:65 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Taoiseach the amount of logs and unprocessed timber exported or transported out of the State in each of the years from 1992 to 1997. [3808/98]
Written Answers. - Timber and Logs Exports.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table. The latest period for which figures are available is October 1997.
Exports of Logs and Unprocessed Timber
|
Tonnes |
£000 |
|
|
1992 |
310,017 |
13,177 |
|
1993 |
108,427 |
8,268 |
|
1994 |
97,157 |
11,354 |
|
1995 |
165,426 |
10,870 |
|
1996 |
284,117 |
10,305 |
|
January-October 1997 |
165,950 |
7,826 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall, approximately 5 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates, including estimates for traders below the export survey threshold of £500,000. the estimated