asked the Taoiseach the tonnage of sand, gravel, cement products, readymix and tarmacadam imported from Northern Ireland into County Donegal in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985; and the import value of each commodity.
Written Answers. - Imports from Northern Ireland.
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External trade statistics are compiled only for the State as a whole and are not available for individual counties. The most recent information for 1985 covers the period January to August inclusive. The data for the State are as follows:
Imports from Northern Ireland
|
Descriptions |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
Jan. to Aug. 1985 |
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|
Tonnes |
£ |
Tonnes |
£ |
Tonnes |
£ |
Tonnes |
£ |
|
|
Natural sands (excluding metal bearing), coloured or not |
71,824 |
165,406 |
66,165 |
189,903 |
82,741 |
256,450 |
21,587 |
88,834 |
|
Gravel and crushed stone |
288,901 |
1,163,136 |
211,962 |
888,832 |
254,257 |
871,845 |
119,028 |
425,362 |
|
Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone |
154,014 |
4,315,696 |
160,284 |
4,646,852 |
149,227 |
3,880,283 |
90,896 |
2,227,875 |
|
Concrete ready to pour and mortars, non-refractory, including mixtures of cement and sand |
52,293 |
469,246 |
43,096 |
486,148 |
76,011 |
785,736 |
55,586 |
520,487 |
|
Macadam and tarred macadam, of slag and other tarred macadam |
27,405 |
524,990 |
25,725 |
412,732 |
16,832 |
341,414 |
28,459 |
662,423 |