Vol. 410 No. 6
43 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Taoiseach if he will outline for each of the past five years (a) the total number of sheep on Irish farms, (b) the total number of live sheep exported and (c) the total number of sheepskins exported.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
|
Year |
No. of Sheep on Irish Farms in June |
No. of Sheep Exported* |
No. of Sheepskins Exported* |
|
Thousands |
|||
|
1986 |
5,011.8 |
71.6 |
2,132.3 |
|
1987 |
5,595.1 |
89.9 |
2,593.4 |
|
1988 |
6,656.3 |
82.7 |
2,248.1 |
|
1989 |
7,697.8 |
132.6 |
2,904.1 |
|
1990 |
8,690.6 |
242.6 |
4,812.2 |
