Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to CSO figures showing that 14,119 tonnes of beef was imported into Ireland in the first three months of 2023, including where this beef is being imported from and which markets it is servicing. [29835/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Central Statistics Office will release the April 2023, Goods Exports and Imports figures on Wednesday 21 June 2023. It is anticipated that there will be revisions to the beef import figures for the first quarter 2023 and for parts of 2022.

I will forward directly the requested data when available to the Deputy.

Ireland is amongst the largest net exporters of beef in the world and Irish farmers are significant beneficiaries of the EU global market and the rules bases global trading order upon which this is based.