Enda Kenny
Ceist:49 Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the amount and value of gold imported into Ireland in each of the past three years.
Written Answers. - Gold Imports.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
Imports of gold unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms or in powder form, waste and scrap of gold, rolled gold, unworked or semi-manufactured, and gold coin.
|
Year |
Value (£ Million) |
Quantity (Kilograms) |
|
1987 |
5.4 |
11,365 |
|
1988 |
6.8 |
17,312 |
|
1989 |
6.9 |
21,415 |
Commodity detail from external trade statistics does not include:
(a) transactions (non-dutiable) of less than £200;
(b) trade by firms operating in Shannon Free Airport;
(c) postal packages not covered by customs entries.