Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 9 May 1968

Vol. 234 No. 9

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meat Exports.

3.

Dr. O'Connell

asked the Taoiseach the total weight and value of (a) canned and (b) fresh meat exported in each of the last three years.

Mr. Carty

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available information on fresh, chilled or frozen meat and on meat preparations in airtight containers.

Following is the statement:

Domestic exports of (a) meat, fresh, chilled or frozen and (b) meat preparations in airtight containers in each year 1965-67

Commodity	Quantity (cwts.)	Value (£)
1965	1966	1967	1965	1966	1967
Meat, fresh, chilled or frozen:
Beef, fresh or chilled	890,985	878,978	2,114,876	12,189,778	11,432,446	26,476,848
Mutton and lamb, fresh or chilled	277,701	337,113	261,134	3,903,826	4,500,529	3,755,608
Other meat fresh, chilled or frozen	841,010	936,698	1,209,452	9,469,307	13,299,078	18,140,674
TOTAL	2,009,696	2,152,789	3,585,462	25,562,911	29,232,053	48,373,130
Meat preparations in airtight containers:
Meat, dried, cured, salted or smoked:
Pig products	252	606	2,409	26,662	17,320	70,727
Other	40	45	3,383	3,770
Sausages of all kinds	972	916	29,016	26,380
Other prepared or preserved meat:
Beef only:
Stewed steak	81,260	83,774	81,900	1,540,955	1,590,930	1,551,048
Other products	922	1,116	4,573	36,504	39,627	109,515
Ham cooked:
In plastic type vacuumised containers	135	280	154	3,090	7,765	5,576
In other airtight containers	54	—	—	1,770	—	—
Spam	22,304	27,048	25,334	465,999	587,801	599,213
Corned beef and cereal	424	1,500	8,919	5,850	23,050	147,912
Tongues and livers	891	1,075	751	22,045	30,299	24,593
Other	6,075	10,451	10,382	226,916	368,921	279,011
TOTAL	112,317	126,862	135,383	2,329,791	2,698,112	2,817,745

.. =not available.

— =nil or negligible.