Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 February 2018
236. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of live cattle exports per head to each country in 2016 and 2017; the WTO tariff that would apply for live cattle exports to the UK in the absence of a trade agreement being formalised between the UK and EU if Britain decides to leave the Single Market and customs union. [5153/18]
View answerLive cattle exports per head to each country in 2016 & 2017 were as follows:
|
- |
2017 |
- |
- |
2016 |
|
Spain |
50705 |
- |
Spain |
37006 |
|
Netherlands |
41630 |
- |
Netherlands |
27036 |
|
Turkey |
30568 |
- |
North Ireland |
24739 |
|
Northern Ireland |
26073 |
- |
Turkey |
19262 |
|
Italy |
19401 |
- |
Italy |
18237 |
|
Britain |
5789 |
- |
Britain |
6666 |
|
Belgium |
5525 |
- |
France |
5933 |
|
France |
2778 |
- |
Libya |
2162 |
|
Libya |
1832 |
- |
Greece |
1449 |
|
Romania |
986 |
- |
Romania |
605 |
|
Greece |
1093 |
- |
Slovakia |
531 |
|
Germany |
469 |
- |
Belgium |
433 |
|
Russia |
451 |
- |
Hungary |
361 |
|
Slovakia |
298 |
- |
Portugal |
200 |
|
Hungary |
80 |
- |
Morocco |
180 |
|
Bulgaria |
57 |
- |
Montenegro |
154 |
|
Rwanda |
54 |
- |
Kosovo |
66 |
|
Albania |
52 |
- |
Germany |
65 |
|
Kosovo |
35 |
- |
Czech Republic |
41 |
|
Czech Republic |
9 |
- |
Rwanda |
39 |
|
Austria |
4 |
- |
Bulgaria |
35 |
|
Total |
187889 |
- |
- |
145200 |
The WTO does not set tariffs; it obliges members to offer the same trade advantages to all WTO members (Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status) unless the members are a party to a Regional Trade Agreement.
If the UK leaves the EU without a trade agreement, it may choose to set tariffs on imported live animals. The tariff rate, if any, is a matter for the UK.
My Department's approach in relation to the future trade relationship between the EU and UK will be to ensure that this is as close to the current arrangements as possible, thereby minimising the potential impact on the Irish live export sector.
