asked the Taoiseach if he will give an itemised summary of given value and quantity of all fruit and vegetables imported into the country in the years 1981, 1982 and 1983.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fruit and Vegetable Imports.
4.
(Dún Laoghaire): I propose to circulate a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:
Imports of fruit and vegetables in 1981, 1982 and 1983
|
Description |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|||
|
£ million |
Tonnes (000's) |
£ million |
Tonnes (000's) |
£ million |
Tonnes (000's) |
|
|
Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding sweet potatoes) |
5.0 |
38.8 |
13.5 |
85.1 |
3.9 |
31.4 |
|
Dried or shelled beans, peas, lentils etc. |
3.7 |
9.7 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
|
Fresh or chilled tomatoes |
5.6 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
|
Fresh or chilled onions, shallots, garlic etc. |
3.1 |
15.2 |
2.5 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
15.9 |
|
Other fresh or chilled vegetables |
4.5 |
13.5 |
4.9 |
14.7 |
5.0 |
12.2 |
|
Frozen vegetables |
15.9 |
31.2 |
19.5 |
35.1 |
20.9 |
37.5 |
|
Fresh or dried manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high starch or insulin content; sago pith |
4.7 |
46.3 |
9.4 |
95.1 |
6.2 |
54.0 |
|
Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables (excl. leguminous vegetables) |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
|
Vegetables and fruit preserved by vinegar |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
|
Vegetables preserved other than by vinegar |
4.8 |
9.9 |
6.6 |
11.4 |
8.5 |
14.7 |
|
Fresh or dried oranges |
7.0 |
24.9 |
7.5 |
25.8 |
7.8 |
24.1 |
|
Fresh or dried mandarines, clementines, etc. |
0.8 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
|
Fresh or dried lemons and limes |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
|
Fresh or dried grapefruit |
1.1 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
|
Fresh or dried bananas and plantains |
10.1 |
40.3 |
11.2 |
40.4 |
10.6 |
30.9 |
|
Fresh apples |
13.4 |
45.3 |
15.8 |
42.8 |
15.7 |
49.7 |
|
Fresh grapes |
1.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
|
Dried grapes |
6.7 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
|
Fresh pears and quinces |
1.5 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
|
Jam, marmalade, puree, paste |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
|
Orange juice |
5.4 |
13.3 |
6.0 |
13.3 |
5.5 |
10.6 |
|
Roasted nuts |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
|
All other fruit and vegetables |
22.2 |
47.3 |
25.1 |
42.8 |
27.5 |
52.1 |
5.
asked the Taoiseach the total value and weight of frozen chipped potatoes imported into the country in the years 1981, 1982 and 1983.
6.
asked the Taoiseach the total value and weight of potatoes imported into the country in the years 1981, 1982 and 1983.
(Dún Laoghaire): I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
Imports of potatoes
|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
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|
Tonnes (000) |
£ million |
Tonnes (000) |
£ million |
Tonnes (000) |
£ million |
|
|
Potatoes preserved by freezing |
21.5 |
8.9 |
25.0 |
11.9 |
27.8 |
13.4 |
|
Other potatoes |
39.6 |
5.8 |
86.2 |
14.5 |
32.4 |
4.9 |
|
Total |
61.1 |
14.7 |
111.2 |
26.4 |
60.2 |
18.3 |
7.
asked the Taoiseach the total value and weight of all fruit and vegetables imported into the country in the years 1981, 1982 and 1983.
(Dún Laoghaire): The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
Imports of Fruit and Vegetables |
|
|
£ million |
Tonnes (000's) |
|
|
1981 |
123.6 |
370.8 |
|
1982 |
149.2 |
467.0 |
|
1983 |
146.2 |
384.9 |