Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2012
126 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the current trade relationship with Iran, goods imported and exported and their individual value. [10119/12]
View answerAccording to Central Statistics Office published data, in 2010 (the latest full year in respect of which country-specific trade statistics are available) Ireland exported €82 million worth of goods to Iran. The four most significant categories were general industrial machinery and equipment etc. —€15.1 million; medical and pharmaceutical products —€14.4 million, miscellaneous edible products and preparations —€12.4 million; other transport equipment —€10.3 million. In 2010, Ireland imported goods to value of €5 million from that country.
There are no recorded exports or imports of services with Iran during that year.
