Written Answers Nos. 225-235
225. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22572/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra226. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22573/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra227. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of liquid milk exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and the corresponding data for retail sales, if available, in Northern Ireland. [22574/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra228. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of liquid milk imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and the corresponding data for retail sales, if available, here. [22575/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra229. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22576/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra230. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22577/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra231. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient exports to the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra232. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22579/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra233. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese exports to the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra234. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22581/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 234, inclusive, together.
The Deputy has requested various details in respect of dairy trade between Ireland and Britain/Northern Ireland, across a range of product categories. The response is set out in the table. It is compiled based on the most recently available annual data from the CSO. For cheese, a percentage estimate is included in respect of cheddar as a proportion of the total cheese category.
DAIRY SECTOR WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM - EXPORTS - 2015 & 2016
|
GREAT BRITAIN |
NORTHERN IRELAND |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM |
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|
YEAR |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
||||||
|
PRODUCT CATEGORY |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
|
Milk |
9.8 |
9,950 |
7.5 |
8,132 |
21.9 |
99,251 |
12.6 |
46,211 |
31.8 |
109,201 |
20.1 |
54,343 |
|
Cream |
6.8 |
3,533 |
9.9 |
4,770 |
6.6 |
4,112 |
7.4 |
4,580 |
13.5 |
7,645 |
17.2 |
9,350 |
|
SMP |
11.1 |
5,484 |
14.0 |
7,993 |
0.6 |
275 |
1.1 |
612 |
11.7 |
5,759 |
15.1 |
8,606 |
|
WMP |
8.0 |
3,376 |
9.1 |
3,778 |
3.1 |
1,507 |
4.6 |
2,302 |
11.2 |
4,883 |
13.7 |
6,080 |
|
Yoghurt |
13.9 |
4,180 |
18.8 |
6,047 |
2.6 |
1,031 |
2.2 |
692 |
16.5 |
5,211 |
21.0 |
6,739 |
|
Buttermilk |
4.6 |
2,596 |
5.6 |
4,945 |
2.8 |
1,369 |
1.7 |
985 |
7.4 |
3,965 |
7.3 |
5,930 |
|
Ice-Cream |
8.0 |
3,442 |
7.9 |
3,861 |
1.9 |
1,388 |
2.0 |
1,612 |
9.9 |
4,831 |
9.9 |
5,472 |
|
Whey |
35.8 |
13,586 |
20.7 |
13,012 |
1.6 |
1,551 |
0.6 |
835 |
37.4 |
15,136 |
21.3 |
13,847 |
|
Butter |
197.5 |
58,696 |
173.6 |
55,507 |
11.7 |
3,860 |
17.9 |
7,225 |
209.2 |
62,555 |
191.5 |
62,732 |
|
Total Cheese |
393.8 |
112,981 |
364.8 |
114,398 |
9.5 |
2,475 |
2.3 |
601 |
403.4 |
115,456 |
367.2 |
114,999 |
|
OF WHICH Cheddar % (est) |
66% |
76% |
61% |
72% |
4% |
3% |
11% |
8% |
65% |
74% |
61% |
72% |
|
Infant Formula |
171.9 |
41,441 |
135.0 |
33,626 |
0.2 |
270 |
0.1 |
144 |
172.2 |
41,711 |
135.1 |
33,770 |
|
FFMP |
14.5 |
6,308 |
15.4 |
11,683 |
2.2 |
1,129 |
3.2 |
1,736 |
16.6 |
7,437 |
18.5 |
13,419 |
|
Caseins & Caseinates |
12.5 |
2,042 |
15.7 |
2,823 |
3.0 |
471 |
0.01 |
1 |
15.4 |
2,513 |
15.7 |
2,825 |
|
TOTAL DAIRY SECTOR EXPORTS |
€892 |
269,911 |
€801 |
272,788 |
€69 |
118,939 |
€56 |
67,640 |
€961 |
388,850 |
€857 |
340,428 |
DAIRY SECTOR WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORTS - 2015 & 2016
|
GREAT BRITAIN |
NORTHERN IRELAND |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM |
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|
YEAR |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
PRODUCT CATEGORY |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
€M |
Tonnes |
|
Milk |
22.8 |
30,218 |
18.3 |
28,736 |
151.8 |
500,900 |
136.5 |
511,002 |
174.5 |
531,118 |
154.9 |
539,738 |
|
Cream |
3.2 |
1,947 |
1.3 |
708 |
4.3 |
2,615 |
5.2 |
3,025 |
7.5 |
4,563 |
6.5 |
3,734 |
|
SMP |
27.4 |
31,423 |
20.3 |
23,843 |
1.9 |
692 |
0.2 |
341 |
29.2 |
32,116 |
20.5 |
24,184 |
|
WMP |
3.3 |
1,616 |
4.7 |
2,791 |
0.3 |
198 |
0.5 |
777 |
3.6 |
1,814 |
5.1 |
3,568 |
|
Yoghurt |
37.8 |
22,683 |
32.0 |
17,254 |
1.1 |
1,691 |
0.9 |
1,134 |
38.9 |
24,373 |
32.9 |
18,388 |
|
Buttermilk |
12.5 |
6,496 |
14.8 |
8,216 |
1.3 |
3,564 |
1.7 |
6,155 |
13.8 |
10,060 |
16.5 |
14,370 |
|
Ice-Cream |
21.4 |
11,491 |
26.9 |
17,633 |
1.1 |
542 |
0.5 |
253 |
22.5 |
12,033 |
27.4 |
17,885 |
|
Whey |
9.5 |
19,958 |
6.5 |
10,212 |
0.4 |
2,853 |
0.3 |
2,496 |
9.9 |
22,811 |
6.8 |
12,708 |
|
Butter |
18.8 |
7,245 |
17.9 |
6,787 |
1.3 |
516 |
1.8 |
618 |
20.1 |
7,760 |
19.7 |
7,405 |
|
Total Cheese |
114.0 |
27,156 |
99.6 |
26,708 |
0.8 |
178 |
0.6 |
171 |
114.8 |
27,334 |
100.1 |
26,879 |
|
OF WHICH Cheddar % (est) |
32% |
39% |
37% |
45% |
20% |
30% |
49% |
56% |
32% |
39% |
37% |
45% |
|
Infant Formula |
7.4 |
1,265 |
6.3 |
1,223 |
0.005 |
1 |
0.0 |
2 |
7.4 |
1,265 |
6.3 |
1,224 |
|
FFMP |
11.8 |
2,857 |
10.8 |
2,531 |
0.2 |
80 |
0.3 |
99 |
12.0 |
2,937 |
11.1 |
2,631 |
|
Caseins & Caseinates |
0.3 |
142 |
0.3 |
139 |
_ |
_ |
0.02 |
3 |
0.3 |
142 |
0.3 |
142 |
|
TOTAL DAIRY SECTOR IMPORTS |
€296 |
169,920 |
€266 |
152,209 |
€69 |
118,939 |
€56 |
67,640 |
€467 |
686,833 |
€415 |
678,600 |
235. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary question number 304 of 13 April 2017, the official Government document or Department press release that indicated a commitment that the participation uptake target for the GLAS scheme in the RDP 2014 to 2020 was 50,000 farmers by 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22582/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland's Rural Development Programme 2014 -2020 approved by EU Commission set out the target date of end of 2018 for the achievement of full participation levels of 50,000 in the scheme. This participation level has been achieved.
