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Fishing Industry.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Questions (1445, 1446)

Martin Ferris

Question:

1536 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people employed in the fish processing sector; and the numbers employed on a county basis. [29743/08]

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Written answers

Please refer to the following table for the relevant information.

Estimated figures for Employment in Seafood Processing for 2006

Company

Full time

Part time

Total

Clare

18

9

27

Cork

442

146

588

Donegal

471

283

754

Dublin

340

200

540

Galway

176

60

236

Kerry

123

58

181

Limerick

20

2

22

Louth

53

6

59

Mayo

98

29

127

Sligo

65

14

79

Waterford

28

24

52

Wexford

188

6

194

Wicklow

4

0

4

Totals

2,026

837

2,863

Total at Full Time Equivalent

2,335

Martin Ferris

Question:

1537 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the gross output for the fish processing sector in 2007 or the most recent year for which statistics are available. [29744/08]

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The latest figure available from the Central Statistics Office is for 2005 and gross output for the fish processing sector in that year was €310 million.

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