asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the volume of forestry trimmings exported to Sweden over the last five years; if he will give a breakdown for each year; and the amount of revenue that accrued over the five years with a breakdown for each year.
Written Answers. - Forestry Trimmings Exports.
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Statistics on the lines requested are not compiled by my Department. However, the attached table sets out, for recent years, some relevant information, abstracted from Central Statistics Office publications, which I trust will be of interest to the Deputy. I should add that, due to lack of sufficient domestic outlets in recent times, the export of pulpwood size material was accepted as a temporary measure in the interests of maintaining harvesting expertise in the forests and promoting employment in timber harvesting and haulage.
Pulpwood exports to Sweden
|
Years |
Pulpwood in the round |
Pulpwood in chipped form |
||
|
Volume |
Value |
Volume |
Value |
|
|
(tonnes) |
(£'000) |
(tonnes) |
(£'000) |
|
|
1978* |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1979* |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1980 |
11,075 |
199 |
— |
— |
|
1981 |
114,691 |
2,030 |
18,976 |
391 |
|
1982 (to Oct.) |
122,179 |
2,231 |
13,803 |
295 |
|
Totals |
237,945 |
4,460 |
32,779 |
686 |
*Separate figures for Sweden not available.