Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 February 2012
242 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume of agricultural and horticultural produce imported from Israel in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and the percentage of imports that are from companies in illegal settlements. [8809/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below outlines Ireland's imports of horticultural and agricultural produce from Israel for the last three available years. Trade data for the year ending December 2011 will not be available until later this year.
As CSO data is per country only, a regional breakdown from within Israel is not available.
|
Year |
Jan-Dec 2008 |
Jan-Dec 2009 |
Jan-Dec 2010 |
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|
Volume (Tonnes) |
Value(€m) |
Volume (Tonnes) |
Value(€m) |
Volume (Tonnes) |
Value(€m) |
|
|
Horticultural produce |
11,239 |
7.05 |
11,076 |
6.94 |
7,826 |
5.72 |
|
Other agricultural produce |
2,255 |
4.86 |
2,049 |
4.88 |
2,851 |
5.35 |
|
Total imports |
13,494 |
11.91 |
13,125 |
11.82 |
10,677 |
11.07 |
