asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the volume of agricultural output from 1973 to the present date; and the percentage increase in the value of agricultural output for the same period.
Written Answers . - Agricultural Output .
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: While final figures for 1977 are not yet available, current estimates indicate that the volume of gross agricultural output, including the value of livestock changes, in 1977 was more than 12 per cent above 1973. The corresponding provisional estimate of the value of gross output increased by 119 per cent.