asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the value of agricultural machinery imported into the State during 1949, and (b) the total value of agricultural machinery manufactured here within the same period, and if he will further state what proportion of (a) could have been manufactured here.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Machinery.
Pádraig Ó Cuinneáin
The value of agricultural machinery imported during 1949 was as follows:—
|
£ |
|
|
Agricultural Machinery |
434,726 |
|
,,,, parts |
248,711 |
|
,, Tractor (motor) |
536,969 |
|
,, Tractor parts |
96,918 |
|
£1,317,324 |
|
The value of agricultural machinery manufactured in this country in the same year is not yet available.
The information asked for in the last part of the question is not available.