Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 31 Mar 1966

Vol. 222 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports of Vehicles and Farm Machinery.

7.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of each of the last ten years the quantity and total cost of imports of (a) motor-cars and other assembled motor vehicles, (b) unassembled parts of motors and similar vehicles, (c) tractors and other assembled farm machinery, and (d) unassembled parts of tractors and other farm machinery.

Mr. Carty

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information in relation to the items specified by the Deputy.

Following is the statement:—

IMPORTS of road motor vehicles, tractors and other agricultural machinery in each year 1956 to 1965.

Year	Road Motor Vehicles	Tractors and other agricultural machinery
Complete	Aggregates and parts (a) (including CKD)	Engines (b)	Tractors	Other
Complete	Parts
Number	Value	Value	Number	Value	Value	Number	Value	Value
		£	£		£	£		£	£
1956	255	129,544	7,490,428	854	241,004	456,419	2,501	1,063,894	1,922,831
1957	226	111,713	7,178,086	484	130,774	425,922	4,009	1,793,383	2,519,213
1958	232	165,985	10,199,427	684	127,887	492,965	4,130	1,780,244	2,606,197
1959	216	159,462	10,823,497	1,928	205,861	527,305	4,172	1,874,904	2,283,850
1960	348	238,312	13,257,999	5,662	369,862	483,860	3,758	1,749,993	2,217,231
1961	349	320,138	13,601,596	467	209,813	649,154	4,807	2,196,143	3,029,328
1962	467	434,290	15,323,938	723	83,831	726,880	4,994	2,290,726	2,980,480
1963	1,111	701,204	16,907,185	663	43,517	428,631	6,092	2,947,789	3,813,110
1964	1,381	919,544	19,778,295	763	102,278	296,907	5,714	2,699,310	4,143,338
1965	1,096	907,949	20,849,528	754	60,480	256,508	6,206	2,969,364	4,295,778

(a)Excludes rubber tyres, electrical parts, engines and engine parts.

(b)Prior to 1963 includes separately imported engines and parts thereof for railway diesel locomotives.