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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2000

Vol. 528 No. 1

Written Answers. - Food Imports.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

78 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the value, quality, quantity and variety of food and food products currently imported; the food involving meat or meat extract; and the countries of origin. [28647/00]

The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables. The tables give import details for the year 1999 and for the period January-August 2000. August 2000 is the latest month for which information is available.

Imports of food and food products

1999

Jan-Aug 2000

£000

Tonnes

£000

Tonnes

Meat and meat preparations

189,330

89,512

146,506

85,094

Dairy products and birds' eggs

221,034

454,996

153,082

280,065

Fish crustaceans, molluscs and preparations thereof

71,382

25,069

51,607

16,598

Cereals and cereal preparations

340,099

995,377

235,619

609,325

Vegetables and fruit

368,866

514,743

255,965

356,643

Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

103,862

343,567

70,124

212,251

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

174,888

64,917

113,877

45,254

Feeding stuff for animals (excl unmilled cereals)

266,201

2,243,368

181,088

1,403,820

Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

153,857

104,955

103,845

66,418

Total

1,889,517

4,836,504

1,311,712

3,075,467

Imports of food made from "meat and meat preparations"

Jan-Dec 1999

Jan-Aug 2000

£000

Tonnes

£000

Tonnes

Beef and veal

9,501

4,780

8,264

3,850

Edible offal of bovine animals

223

396

166

218

Other meat and offal of bovine animals

4,686

2,549

4,630

2,211

Mutton and goatmeat

2,955

1,489

2,230

1,116

Edible offal of mutton and goatmeat

28

25

96

128

Pigmeat

45,471

22,158

40,190

16,873

Other meat and offal of swine

13,772

7,711

8,635

4,065

Poultry (including offal)

60,090

33,390

50,557

46,447

Other meat and offal of poultry

41,781

12,062

22,894

6,765

Sausages etc. of meat, offal or blood

6,058

2,674

4,991

1,817

Other meat and offal n.e.s.

4,765

2,280

3,854

1,604

Total

189,330

89,512

146,506

85,094

Imports of food made from "meat and met preparations" classified by country of origin

Jan-Dec 1999

Jan-Aug 2000

£000

Tonnes

£000

Tonnes

Belgium

4,839

1,761

7,463

2,761

Denmark

12,626

5,864

9,168

3,447

France

10,053

4,442

9,466

3,467

Germany

7,113

2,829

5,654

1,937

Great Britain

75,765

37,329

52,875

24,921

Northern Ireland

34,357

18,139

21,344

10,453

Italy

5,221

2,531

2,925

1,169

Netherlands

31,101

12,374

28,765

10,097

Other EU

3,204

1,571

2,213

983

Total EU

184,279

86,840

139,873

59,235

Rest of the World

5,051

2,672

6,633

25,859

Total

189,330

89,512

146,506

85,094

Question:

79 Dr. Upton asked the Taoiseach the number of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department; the number of requests rejected; if he will review the treatment of Freedom of Information requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29455/00]

Since the Freedom of Information Act came into effect on 21 April 1998, my Department has received 469 requests, up to 30 November 2000. The breakdown is as follows:

1998

82

1999

207

2000

180

Statistics: 21/04/98 – 30/11/00:

Granted

155

Part-granted

98

Refused

60

No records

81

Transferred

36

Withdrawn

19

On-going

20

Requests are received in my Department and processed in accordance with the legislation laid down by the Act. The implementation of the Act in my Department is kept under ongoing review.
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