asked the Minister for Finance if he will state separately in respect of footwear imported in each of the last three years (a) under licence and (b) under quota (i) the country of origin, (ii) the quantity and (iii) the value, distinguishing between women's, men's, and children's footwear and also distinguishing between leather, rubber and synthetic footwear.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Footwear Imports.
32.
Statistics relating to imports of footwear are not recorded in the exact form specified in the question. The available information is set out in a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
(A) Footwear imported under licence.
1. Footwear with soles and uppers of rubber or rubber coated fabric.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
1,036 |
13,799 |
1,049 |
16,033 |
1,303 |
21,547 |
|
The Six Counties |
12 |
194 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Canada |
8 |
232 |
107 |
1,575 |
41 |
1,785 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
42 |
287 |
50 |
714 |
64 |
973 |
|
France |
195 |
2,107 |
15 |
761 |
3 |
212 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
— |
— |
84 |
1,913 |
23 |
535 |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
26 |
739 |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
20 |
85 |
— |
— |
|
Poland |
— |
— |
2 |
8 |
— |
— |
|
Sweden |
49 |
1,188 |
48 |
1,350 |
82 |
2,337 |
|
U.S.A. |
1 |
19 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
II. Footwear with soles and uppers of plastic or plastic coated fabric.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
715 |
1,933 |
1,964 |
2,991 |
8,450 |
14,182 |
|
The Six Counties |
— |
— |
— |
— |
45 |
96 |
|
Belgium |
12 |
43 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
France |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
16 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
7 |
44 |
8 |
101 |
43 |
625 |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
75 |
|
Japan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11 |
142 |
|
Netherlands |
97 |
319 |
163 |
849 |
130 |
519 |
|
Sweden |
— |
— |
33 |
239 |
22 |
209 |
(B) Footwear imported under licence and quota.
III. Footwear, other than footwear at I and II, with soles of rubber, artificial plastic material, leather or composition leather—Boots.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
863 |
21,045 |
944 |
25,406 |
692 |
20,380 |
|
The Six Counties |
2 |
72 |
10 |
113 |
89 |
871 |
|
Austria |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
373 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
639 |
10,916 |
824 |
15,637 |
1,163 |
24,929 |
|
France |
761 |
13,317 |
701 |
12,486 |
759 |
14,949 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
90 |
1,840 |
87 |
2,679 |
36 |
1,236 |
|
Italy |
35 |
871 |
65 |
2,477 |
27 |
2,313 |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
1 |
71 |
5 |
81 |
|
Poland |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
458 |
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
300 |
|
Spain |
— |
— |
— |
— |
39 |
617 |
|
Switzerland |
2 |
142 |
— |
— |
13 |
992 |
IV. Footwear, other than footwear at I and II, with soles of rubber, artificial plastic material, leather or composition leather—Slippers.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
406 |
3,703 |
408 |
4,401 |
707 |
7,865 |
|
France |
— |
— |
6 |
113 |
— |
— |
|
Hong Kong |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
22 |
137 |
|
Italy |
12 |
88 |
8 |
297 |
32 |
1,618 |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
— |
— |
52 |
242 |
|
Switzerland |
— |
— |
12 |
493 |
— |
— |
|
Uruguay |
— |
— |
42 |
569 |
— |
— |
V. Footwear, other than footwear at I and II with soles of rubber, artificial plastic material, leather, or composition leather.
Shoes, sandals, bootees, etc. —Men's and boys'.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
3,064 |
81,586 |
3,004 |
87,632 |
2,969 |
101,902 |
|
The Six Counties |
97 |
2,911 |
63 |
1,832 |
61 |
1,884 |
|
Austria |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
972 |
|
Belgium |
3 |
60 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Czechoslovakia |
— |
— |
52 |
860 |
412 |
8,280 |
|
France |
25 |
676 |
57 |
1,915 |
65 |
1,197 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
96 |
3,194 |
95 |
2,760 |
168 |
5,383 |
|
Italy |
535 |
18,212 |
483 |
19,949 |
506 |
23,395 |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
79 |
341 |
— |
— |
|
Poland |
— |
— |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18 |
857 |
|
Spain |
— |
— |
13 |
294 |
68 |
2,353 |
|
Switzerland |
1 |
74 |
145 |
7,908 |
98 |
7,104 |
|
USA |
— |
— |
11 |
52 |
1 |
70 |
VI. Footwear, other than at I and II with soles of rubber, artificial plastic material, leather or composition leather. Shoes, sandals, bootees, etc. —Women's and girls'.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
6,181 |
130,732 |
7,124 |
139,116 |
5,867 |
138,127 |
|
The Six Counties |
67 |
1,205 |
50 |
1,420 |
28 |
863 |
|
Austria |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
588 |
|
Belgium |
10 |
59 |
4 |
80 |
22 |
664 |
|
Cyprus |
— |
— |
— |
— |
16 |
389 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
— |
— |
187 |
3,256 |
3 |
30 |
|
Denmark |
19 |
756 |
— |
— |
8 |
566 |
|
France |
427 |
14,071 |
364 |
14,022 |
414 |
18,878 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
503 |
14,282 |
310 |
9,654 |
117 |
4,602 |
|
Hungary |
4 |
77 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
3,364 |
98,234 |
3,093 |
108,908 |
3,965 |
132,293 |
|
Japan |
— |
— |
8 |
108 |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
495 |
2,907 |
445 |
1,863 |
368 |
2,512 |
|
Portugal |
— |
— |
27 |
1,042 |
60 |
2,601 |
|
Spain |
4 |
104 |
268 |
7,775 |
454 |
12,344 |
|
Sweden |
— |
— |
— |
— |
119 |
1,036 |
|
Switzerland |
358 |
14,474 |
304 |
14,544 |
267 |
13,831 |
|
Uruguay |
— |
— |
— |
— |
37 |
599 |
|
USA |
18 |
340 |
1,090 |
7,688 |
10 |
215 |
VII. Footwear with outer soles of wood or cork.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
167 |
1,933 |
6 |
146 |
32 |
731 |
|
Denmark |
1 |
12 |
— |
— |
2 |
34 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
40 |
433 |
— |
— |
43 |
176 |
|
Netherlands |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
132 |
|
Sweden |
50 |
597 |
46 |
325 |
22 |
69 |
VIII. Footwear with outer soles of other materials.
|
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|||
|
Country of Origin |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
Quantity (dozen pairs) |
Value |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Great Britain |
799 |
5,422 |
654 |
5,828 |
365 |
4,851 |
|
Belgium |
6 |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
France |
20 |
87 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
212 |
2,341 |
13 |
258 |
|
Japan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
310 |
614 |
|
Netherlands |
13 |
51 |
74 |
316 |
— |
— |
|
Spain |
— |
— |
— |
— |
257 |
787 |
|
Sweden |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
270 |
|
USA |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
39 |