Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
841. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of seed potato imported by country in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4546/22]
View answerThe quantity of seed potato imported into Ireland since 2017 to 2022 (to date) is listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Seed Potatoes Imported into Ireland 2017 - 2022
|
Country |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Belgium |
0 |
50 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
England |
0 |
925 |
1,017 |
624 |
766 |
699 |
|
France |
55 |
202 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
162 |
|
Germany |
100 |
78 |
15 |
178 |
100 |
115 |
|
N. Ireland |
245 |
1,057 |
1,104 |
1,089 |
1,319 |
704 |
|
Poland |
0 |
75 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
|
Scotland |
0 |
3,883 |
4,015 |
3,638 |
3,014 |
3,529 |
|
The Netherlands |
269 |
488 |
157 |
369 |
201 |
215 |
|
Not Specified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
29 |
|
Total |
669 |
6,757 |
6,350 |
6,023 |
5,401 |
5,451 |
