Written answers
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
Department of An Taoiseach
Packaging Industry
8:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach if statistics are maintained on the value of the packaging industry here in terms of GDP, both as a percentage and in money terms; and if such information will be supplied. [2880/05]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. However, statistics are available from the annual census of industrial production in respect of the sector — manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products. The relevant details for 2002 are set out in the following table:
| Sector (NACE categories) | Number of local units | Gross Output | Net Output (i.e. gross output minus industrial inputs) |
| No. | â'¬m | â'¬m | |
| All industries | 5,535 | 99,966 | 60,373 |
| of which: | |||
| 21 — Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products | 120 | 753 | 402 |
| of which: | |||
| 2,112 — Manufacture of paper and paperboard | 13 | 42 | 20 |
| 2,121 — Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard | 54 | 339 | 163 |
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