Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Machine Imports
8:00 pm
Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 127: To ask the Taoiseach the number of petrol chainsaws, electric chainsaws, walk-behind petrol lawn mowers, lawn tractor mowers with rear engine and lawn tractor mowers with front mounted engine imported in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10262/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The goods classification of the European Union — the combined nomenclature CN — does not distinguish various types of lawn mowers and chainsaws in the manner requested by the Deputy. However, Table 1 as follows gives the descriptions of these goods that are currently available at CN level, while Table 2 identifies the units of each of these commodity types imported during 2005. For comparative purposes data for 2004 are also provided.
Table 1 | |
Mowers for lawns, parks or sports grounds | |
CN Code | |
Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane: | |
84331110 | Electric |
Other: | |
Self -propelled | |
84331151 | With a seat |
84331159 | Other |
84331190 | Other |
Other: | |
With motor: | |
84331910 | Electric |
Other: | |
Self-propelled: | |
84331951 | With a seat |
84331959 | Other |
84331970 | Other |
84331990 | Without motor |
Other mowers, including cutter bars for tractor mounting: | |
84332010 | With motor |
Other: | |
Designed to be carried on or hauled by a tractor: | |
84332051 | With the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane |
84332059 | Other |
84332090 | Other |
Saws: | |
with self-contained electric motor: | |
84672210 | Chainsaws |
84672230 | Circular saws |
84672290 | Other |
84678100 | Other chainsaws, including those operated by petrol motor |
Table 2 | ||
CN code | 2004 | 2005 |
Units | Units | |
84331110 | 14,645 | 19,705 |
84331151 | 20,154 | 28,323 |
84331159 | 6,966 | 10,342 |
84331190 | 10,486 | 18,324 |
84331910 | 3,487 | 8,247 |
84331951 | 4,147 | 5,541 |
84331959 | 386 | 279 |
84331970 | 1,663 | 1,026 |
84331990 | 1,031 | 634 |
84332010 | 6,420 | 948 |
84332051 | 2,416 | 1,797 |
84332059 | 3,850 | 881 |
84332090 | 482 | 91 |
84672210 | 4,996 | 13,585 |
84672230 | 28,262 | 35,603 |
84672290 | 50,398 | 49,917 |
84678100 | 14,279 | 17,616 |
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