John Gormley
Question:53 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the tonnage of pesticide sold here annually in view of the fact that the estimated tonnage for the whole EU is about 320,000 tonnes. [4050/03]
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53 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the tonnage of pesticide sold here annually in view of the fact that the estimated tonnage for the whole EU is about 320,000 tonnes. [4050/03]
The most recent information available to my Department is for the year 2000 and it indicates that 2097 tonnes of pesticide active substances were used in Ireland during that year.