Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 16 Dec 1981

Vol. 331 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Exports to Libya.

1.

Mr. Deasy

asked the Taoiseach the value of exports to Libya in 1980; the estimated value in 1981; and the value and quantity of the major commodities involved.

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. F. O'Brien)

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle it is proposed to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the available information.

Following is the statement:

Exports to Libya

Commodity	1980	January-October 1980	January-October 1981
Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value
	No.(000)	MT	£000	No.(000)	MT	£000	No.(000)	MT	£000
Cattle	123	68,517	55,549	112	62,789	51,023	132	75,311	73,128
Horses, asses, mules and hinnies	—	22	231	—	3	55	—	13	124
Beef and veal, fresh chilled or frozen	—	13	11	—	—	—	—	1,698	1,866
Milk and Cream, dry	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	417	545
Pastry, biscuits, cakes etc.	—	323	255	—	127	97	—	1,016	1,025
Jam, marmalade, etc.	—	143	145	—	83	76	—	137	127
Sweetened forage and other animal feed	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	8,823	1,525
Other food preparations	—	733	2,263	—	611	2,053	—	684	2,650
Cigarettes	—	37	85	—	22	51	—	49	218
Mixtures of odoriferous substances—for perfumes, foods etc.	—	5	43	—	5	43	—	6	139
Polymerisation and Copolymerisation products	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	195
Builders' carpentry and joinery	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	406
Structures and parts of iron and steel	—	144	243	—	71	170	—	567	2,935
Non-electric heating apparatus of iron or steel	6	108	267	2	48	110	—	—	—
Parts of rotating electric plant	—	2	635	—	1	441	—	1	776
Industrial machinery not elsewhere specified	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	112
Refrigerators and equipment—not household	—	33	143	—	24	105	—	79	550
Air-conditioning machines	—	76	1,058	—	76	1,058	—	12	126
Filtering and purifying machinery	—	178	668	—	117	459	—	81	400
Lifting and handling machinery	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	329
Weighing machinery	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	173
Spraying, fire extinguishing, sand blasting etc. machines	—	86	627	—	86	627	—	0	—
Taps, valves etc.	—	3	81	—	3	81	—	8	210
Radio navigation, radar etc. apparatus	—	6	221	—	6	220	—	1	119
Deep-freezers of household type	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	389	958
Special purpose motor lorries and vans	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	206
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles	—	1	401	—	1	401	—	—	—
Parts of aircraft (excl. tyres, engines etc.)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	168
Mens and boys outer garments	—	120	2,444	—	88	1,655	—	51	879
Jerseys, cardigans, twinsets of wool	51	18	361	51	18	361	—	—	—
Made-up accessories for articles of apparel	—	8	166	—	8	166	—	—	—
Other	—	6,359	1,096	—	2,791	703	—	80	608
Total	—	76,936	66,996	—	66,978	59,955	—	89,788	90,497

Mr. Deasy

: Will the Minister give the House the principal commodities involved and their value.

Mr. F. O'Brien

Our main export is cattle and the value in 1980 was £55½ million while in January-October 1981 the value was £73 million.

Mr. Deasy

What is the second largest commodity involved and the value?

Mr. F. O'Brien

Value of other food preparations was £2.3 million, but, in fact, the second largest commodity was "men's and boys' outer garments valued at £2.4 million.