asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will indicate the value of the exports of footwear in 1951, 1952 and 1953 to date, the amount exported and the destination of these exports; and if he will state whether Irish footwear may be purchased cheaper outside the Republic than within the State.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Footwear Exports.
As the answer to the first part of the question is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the Ceann Comhairle's permission, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
I have no means of knowing whether a purchaser in another country has topay more or less for Irish footwear than he would pay for the same footwear here. I feel bound to add that I deprecate questions of this kind which can have damaging effects on the prospects of developing export trade in industrial goods.
Following is the statement:—
IRELAND.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF FOOTWEAR IN EACH YEAR 1951-1952 AND JANUARY-SEPTEMBER, 1953.
|
Description and Country of Destination |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
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|
1951 |
1952 |
Jan.- Sept. 1953 |
1951 |
1952 |
Jan.- Sept. 1953 |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||
|
Slippers and houseshoes |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Footwear wholly or mainly of leather: |
|||||||
|
Great Britain |
Doz. prs. |
32,281 |
19,384 |
19,965 |
474,250 |
371,496 |
356,585 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
6,758 |
2,670 |
2,914 |
73,760 |
40,335 |
49,593 |
|
Channel Islands |
,, |
10 |
— |
— |
174 |
— |
— |
|
Denmark |
,, |
— |
7 |
— |
2 |
137 |
3 |
|
France |
,, |
2 |
— |
— |
33 |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
405 |
217 |
427 |
10,830 |
4,145 |
7,824 |
|
Sweden |
,, |
692 |
303 |
135 |
20,145 |
7,773 |
3,481 |
|
Greece |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
|
Israel |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Kuwait, Quartor, etc. |
,, |
— |
16 |
— |
— |
337 |
— |
|
Cyprus |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
|
Tangier |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
British West Africa |
,, |
25 |
— |
— |
437 |
— |
— |
|
,, East Africa |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
— |
|
Mauritius |
,, |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
61 |
|
United States of America |
,, |
46 |
115 |
— |
1,286 |
3,047 |
— |
|
Canada |
,, |
— |
399 |
142 |
— |
8,625 |
3,390 |
|
British West Indies |
,, |
— |
— |
95 |
— |
— |
1,742 |
|
Australia |
,, |
20 |
— |
— |
410 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
40,239 |
23,111 |
23,681 |
581,336 |
435,912 |
422,707 |
|
Footwear n.e.s.: |
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|
Great Britain |
value |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
1,935 |
266 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,530 |
20,974 |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
111 |
|
British West Africa |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
175 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
4,465 |
21,526 |