asked the Taoiseach if he will state the quantity of raw wool (a) produced in, and (b) imported into this country in (1) 1947; (2) 1948; (3) 1949 and (4) 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports and Production of Raw Wool.
The estimated quantities of raw wool produced in this country in the years 1947, 1948, 1949 and in the first nine months of 1950 were 13,252,000; 12,152,000; 12,380,000 and 12,508,000 lbs. respectively. The quantities of raw wool imported in the same periods were 5,279,900; 4,569,200; 4,506,700 and 3,710,300 lbs.
Is it possible that home-produced raw wool could have been used instead of some of the wool that was imported?
A good deal of the raw wool produced here is used in the manufacture of carpets and it is not suitable for manufacture into cloth that is normally used here.