asked the Taoiseach the proportion of (a) our exports and (b) our imports for each of the years from 1980 to 1989 inclusive which was carried in Irish flag ships.
Written Answers. - Goods Carried in Irish Flag Ships.
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No classification of external trade by flag of ship is available.
The only available information relates to the numbers of arrivals and the Net Register Tonnage (NRT) of trading and passenger vessels arriving at Irish seaports for the years 1980 to 1988. This information is given in the following table:
|
All Flags |
Irish Flag |
Foreign Flag |
||||
|
Arrivals |
NRT |
Arrivals |
NRT |
Arrivals |
NRT |
|
|
No. |
000 |
No. |
000 |
No. |
000 |
|
|
1980 |
13,507 |
19,370 |
2,793 |
4,429 |
10,714 |
14,941 |
|
1981 |
12,725 |
18,373 |
2,840 |
4,309 |
9,885 |
14,064 |
|
1982 |
12,002 |
18,880 |
2,643 |
5,825 |
9,359 |
13,055 |
|
1983 |
11,459 |
19,897 |
2,928 |
6,062 |
8,531 |
13,835 |
|
1984 |
11,554 |
20,804 |
2,826 |
6,449 |
8,728 |
14,355 |
|
1985 |
11,335 |
20,455 |
2,577 |
6,029 |
8,758 |
14,426 |
|
1986 |
11,344 |
20,915 |
2,378 |
5,489 |
8,779 |
15,292 |
|
1987 |
11,724 |
22,557 |
2,518 |
5,479 |
9,206 |
17,078 |
|
1988* |
12,526 |
25,630 |
2,805 |
6,208 |
9,721 |
19,422 |
* 1988 is the latest year for which information is available.