Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 Nov 1998

Vol. 497 No. 2

Written Answers - Meat Imports.

Ivor Callely

Question:

61 Mr. Callely asked the Taoiseach the amount and value of beef, pigmeat, poultry, sheep and sheep meat imported; the names of the importing companies for each year from 1990 to date in each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24198/98]

The Taoiseach

The tables show the value and volume of meat imports for the years 1990 to 1997 and for the period January-July 1998. Accurate information is not available on the level of live sheep imports. Company details are strictly confidential and are not divulged by the Central Statistics Office. This is in accordance with national and international law governing statistical confidentiality.

Value of Meat Imports

	Beef	Sheep meat	Pigmeat	Poultry	Other	Total
	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
1990	27.9	0.5	37.3	17.7	3.1	86.4
1991	36.5	0.2	36.8	27.8	9.2	110.5
1992	27.8	0.6	40.2	37.6	5.5	111.8
1993	22.6	0.2	27.4	27.5	3.9	81.6
1994	42.2	0.3	33.6	34.1	6.0	116.2
1995	48.3	0.7	46.5	40.6	6.2	142.4
1996	21.3	1.5	57.7	54.3	7.5	142.4
1997	25.2	2.6	56.6	60.7	8.7	153.8
Jan-July 1998	16.9	2.2	30.4	45.4	5.4	100.3

Volume of Meat Imports

	Beef	Sheep meat	Pigmeat	Poultry	Other	Total
	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes
1990	13,357	203	19,136	9,299	1,244	43,238
1991	18,835	108	18,730	10,450	4,415	52,538
1992	13,833	276	21,998	14,355	3,055	53,517
1993	11,712	86	15,341	15,820	2,255	45,214
1994	22,572	137	20,203	24,080	3,216	70,208
1995	29,600	391	27,829	25,753	3,291	86,864
1996	13,073	918	32,175	25,380	4,264	75,810
1997	14,724	1,252	28,936	24,526	5,477	74,915
Jan-July 1998	8,703	1,076	18,489	19,179	2,495	49,942

Note: Since 1993, approximately 7 per cent of trade is not classified by commodity. This unclassified trade includes intra-EU estimates for importers below the survey threshold of £100,000 per annum.