Martin Ferris
Question:584 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources how many people are employed in fish processing; and the most recent figures on the volume and value of that sector. [1116/04]
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According to the most recent data, produced by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 2002, there were 4,000 people employed in fish processing, on a full- or part-time basis. The most recent figures for the sector, produced by a Central Statistics Office industrial survey for 2001, gave a turnover of €436.6 million for the domestic and foreign markets.