asked the Taoiseach the number of clay bricks imported for each individual year since 1980 from (a) England and (b) Northern Ireland; and the value of such imports.
Written Answers. - Clay Bricks.
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The available information relates to building bricks of common pottery and the data requested is set out in the following table:
Imports of building bricks 1980-1982
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Description |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
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No.(000) |
tonnes |
£000 |
No.(000) |
tonnes |
£000 |
No.(000) |
tonnes |
£000 |
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Common pottery— solid or perforated bricks: |
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From Great Britain |
677 |
1,648 |
111 |
7,866 |
19,444 |
1,222 |
5,455 |
13,416 |
882 |
|
From Northern Ireland |
15,215 |
37,854 |
1,515 |
10,220 |
25,238 |
1,373 |
9,131 |
22,567 |
1,240 |
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Other common pottery bricks: |
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From Great Britain |
n.a. |
202 |
13 |
n.a. |
1,076 |
142 |
n.a. |
7,055 |
697 |
|
From Northern Ireland |
n.a. |
117 |
6 |
n.a. |
155 |
12 |
n.a. |
43 |
6 |