Paul Connaughton
Ceist:82 Mr. Connaughton asked the Taoiseach the tonnage, if any, of pork products being imported over the period 1996, 1997 and up to 1 October 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19841/98]
Written Answers. - Meat Imports.
The latest month for which information is available is June 1998. The following table gives the information requested by the Deputy for the years 1996, 1997 and the period January-June 1998.
|
Imports of Port and Pork Products |
|
|
Tonnes |
|
|
1996 |
32,175 |
|
1997 |
28,953 |
|
Jan-June |
15,092 |
|
1998 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall approximately 7 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates, including estimates for traders below the import survey threshold of £100,000.