I propose to take Questions Nos. 1999, 2000 and 2001 together.
The following table sets out imports of chemical fertilisers from 2014 to November 2021. (Data for December 2021 is not yet available from CSO, but is expected during February):
Year
|
Tonnes
|
2014
|
1,480,399
|
2015
|
1,458,926
|
2016
|
1,425,462
|
2017
|
1,602,759
|
2018
|
1,820,877
|
2019
|
1,583,885
|
2020
|
1,785,644
|
2021
|
1,559,760 (11 months)
|
As can be seen from the table above, imports of chemical fertilisers were cyclical in nature and were dependent on the relevant environmental conditions at that time. My Department currently has no visibility on imports for 2022.