asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the tonnage of the compound fertilisers 5.5.10, 10.10.20, 0.10.20, 0.7.30 and 18.6.12 sold to farmers for the years ended 30th June in 1973 and in 1974.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the tonnage of the compound fertilisers 5.5.10, 10.10.20, 0.10.20, 0.7.30 and 18.6.12 sold to farmers for the years ended 30th June in 1973 and in 1974.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the tonnage of nitrogen fertiliser sold to farmers for the years ended 30th June in 1973 and in 1974.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 18 together and, as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Tonnage sold, year ended 30/6/73 |
Tonnage sold, year ended 30/6/74 |
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Compound fertilisers: |
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5.5.10 |
66,324 |
48,728 |
10.10.20 |
228,853 |
213,936 |
0.10.20 |
153,069 |
160,990 |
0.7.30 |
41,283 |
52,176 |
18.6.12 |
66,932 |
61,103 |
556,461 |
536,933 |
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Nitrogenous fertilisers: |
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Calcium ammonium nitrate |
177,071 |
202,170 |
Sulphate of ammonia |
13,840 |
7,060 |
Urea |
66,919 |
30,000 |
(estimated) |
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Other (15.5% N) |
— |
2,500 |
Could I ask if the information is lengthy?
Rather lengthy.
Question No. 19.
Is the tonnage lower this year than it was in 1973?
It is slightly lower: from 556,461 to 536,933.
Do those figures cover all types of nitrate manure and urea?
They cover compound fertilisers. The position in regard to nitrogenous fertilisers is somewhat similar.
Hold on.
The answer will be circulated in the form of a tabular statement.
The Parliamentary Secretary is being too clever by half.
The Deputy is deliberately holding up the House.
The question is about nitrogenous fertilisers, not compounds. Tell us about nitrogenous compounds, please.
The question is in respect of compound fertilisers.
The question before the House is a very simple one.
Calcium ammonium nitrate, 177,071 tons last year. This year the tonnage was 202,170.
What is the Parliamentary Secretary talking about? Is he talking about nitrates or compounds?
I am talking about calcium ammonium nitrate.
Only?
Only.
Question No. 19.
It took a long time to get that information from the Parliamentary Secretary.
Would the Parliamentary Secretary and the Department——
Question No. 19.
We got no supplementaries on this.
I put down two questions and I have not got one supplementary.
On a point of order——
We have heard references to points of order which were not points of order.
I will get it in this way. Can you tell me whether Deputy Leonard who put down the questions which were answered is entitled to ask a supplementary question?
I have allowed a number of suplementaries on a reply which was in the form of a tabular statement.
If it was in the form of a tabular statement why did the Parliamentary Secretary give us some information?