asked the Taoiseach the percentage of shipping entering Irish ports in each of the years 1950-1959 (a) in the coastal and cross-channel trade and (b) in foreign trade, which was registered in Ireland.
Written Answers. - Irish Port Movements.
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The available relevant information is given in the following table:
PERCENTAGE of shipping entering Irish ports in each of the years 1950-59 (a) in the coastal trade, (b) from Great Britain and the Six Counties and (c) in foreign trade which was registered in Ireland.
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Year |
Coastal Trade |
From all foreign countries including Great Britain and the Six Counties. |
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No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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1950 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
15.1 |
13.8 |
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1951 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
15.3 |
13.0 |
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1952 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
17.5 |
14.9 |
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|
1953 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
17.1 |
14.8 |
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|
1954 |
64.2 |
41.6 |
17.1 |
14.2 |
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|
1955 |
75.6 |
50.2 |
17.5 |
15.2 |
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|
1956 |
70.8 |
45.8 |
18.0 |
15.4 |
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|
1957 |
N.A. |
N.A. |
17.6 |
14.7 |
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From Great Britain and the Six Counties |
From other foreign countries |
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No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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|
1958 |
61.8 |
36.2 |
23.2 |
21.5 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
|
1959 |
57.0 |
30.2 |
22.2 |
20.7 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
N.A.=Not available.
The extraction of the information required for years prior to 1958 would involve an expenditure of official time which, under the circumstances, I do not think would be warranted.