Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of eggs and their form which were imported into Ireland during each of the past five years; and the countries from which they were imported. [23990/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for the collection of statistics in relation to imports of eggs and egg products. The tables, compiled from data supplied by that Office include eggs imported for breeding and sets out the details requested by the Deputy. In relation to the tables the following should be noted:

1. In certain cases the record of import may include the re-import of Irish products that were originally the subject of an export from this country.

2. Minor arithmetic discrepancies in these tables are due to rounding where small quantities of import are involved.

3. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, these returns may stand to be adjusted marginally as data is rechecked by the CSO.