asked the Taoiseach the exact amount in tons of smoked mackerel, herring, cod and ling imported during the full year of 1988 and for the period 1 January 1989 to 30 September 1989; and the value of such imports for 1988 and the nine month period of 1989.
Written Answers. - Fish Imports.
63.
The particulars requested are given in the following table in so far as they are available.
While the Customs and Excise Tariff of Ireland (on which the statistics are based) separately distinguishes smoked mackerel and herring and other fish types it does not distinguish smoked cod and ling. These are included in the residual heading "other".
|
Smoked fish, including fillets |
1988 |
January-September 1989* |
||
|
Tonnes |
£000 |
Tonnes |
£000 |
|
|
Pacific, Atlantic and Danube salmon |
0.5 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
14.0 |
|
Herrings |
24.0 |
42.2 |
17.9 |
43.3 |
|
Lesser or Greenland halibut |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
|
Atlantic halibut |
1.6 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
|
Mackerel |
30.8 |
43.5 |
6.6 |
14.7 |
|
Trout |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Eels |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
|
Other (including cod and ling) |
959.6 |
1,728.3 |
669.3 |
1,426.0 |
|
Total |
1,016.5 |
1,827.0 |
695.4 |
1,501.4 |
* Provisional.