asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the years 1967 and 1970 the quantity of purely nitrogenous fertilisers sold from factories or imported; and the figures for the year 1971 up to the latest date for which they are available.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Nitrogenous Fertilisers.
2.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information in so far as it is available.
Following is the statement:—
(a) Quantities of nitrogenous fertilisers sold from factories:—
|
Period |
Quantity |
|
tons |
|
|
Year 1967 |
115,142 |
|
,, 1970 |
160,463 |
|
January-March, 1971 |
46,535 |
(b) Quantities of nitrogenous fertilisers imported:—
|
Official Import List Number |
Description |
Year |
Year |
January-February |
|
1967 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
|
tons |
||||
|
561-10 |
Ammonium nitrate (including calcium ammonium nitrate) |
10,785 |
9,117 |
2,179 |
|
561-11 |
Sulphate of ammonia |
23,005 |
5,839 |
4,140 |
|
271-20 |
Nitrate of soda (natural) |
736 |
— |
— |
|
561-19 |
*Other nitrogenous fertilisers |
939 |
562 |
— |
|
Total |
35,465 |
15,518 |
6,319 |
* Figures do not include imports of urea containing over 45% nitrogen which are classified as organic chemicals in the official import statistics in accordance with international practice.