Written answers

Tuesday, 6 November 2007

Department of An Taoiseach

Beef Imports

9:00 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Taoiseach the country of origin and respected amounts of imported beef, lamb and sheep meat, pig meat and poultry into the State in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/07]

Photo of Tom KittTom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below.

The table shows total meat imports by country (top ten in each meat category).

Imports of Meat
200420052006
Country of Origin€000Tonnes€000Tonnes€000Tonnes
BeefGreat Britain33,23112,41337,47616,12441,72513,344
Brazil16,3966,58720,4626,86720,9056,320
Netherlands2,9497038,7573,66712,1985,171
France1,7331,0441,9411,0182,3741,133
Northern Ireland1721772,8749238,3861,961
Germany2,5306801,7834782,375482
Ireland*1,2755461,0455591,629415
Belgium8542191,0542472,366603
Argentina139641,065270500141
Italy57910648217850797
Other1,1325209294082,124925
Beef Total60,99023,05977,86830,73995,08930,592
PorkGreat Britain50,42618,16551,15717,10560,86320,854
Ireland*26,13310,45923,6399,17228,11410,026
Germany23,4577,16624,6687,77830,6138,436
Denmark21,2248,38222,0308,90014,8135,275
Netherlands13,9525,17915,5505,77722,3647,017
France12,0745,27713,6415,56613,6974,788
Northern Ireland7,0262,2646,7242,2014,1251,278
Italy1,5131,3473,3631,5452,9201,466
Austria4283333,4241,9143,5911,338
Belgium3,7561,0793,9981,3463,396800
Other3,2058743,2481,0316,7802,664
Pork Total163,19460,525171,44262,335191,27663,942
PoultryGreat Britain82,18322,533103,98933,65690,09324,867
Netherlands45,22512,27647,91913,32556,54018,199
Northern Ireland27,6616,72429,5247,72926,3396,360
Belgium11,0454,02812,9454,53213,4614,657
Thailand8,5062,83611,8794,65612,4674,822
Germany7,5261,99612,5423,46919,9275,482
Brazil5,0611,7288,6212,8546,0912,229
France11,4162,6996,0701,6316,2391,603
Italy4,9581,6465,9151,8407,6102,335
Ireland*2,1571,0592,5506413,173821
Other3,0749495,4981,7485,9681,963
Poultry Total208,81258,474247,45276,081247,90873,338
Sheep/lambGreat Britain6,0211,6865,9521,3917,2881,656
New Zealand1,3866281,0292801,102328
France37015520174580204
Northern Ireland103228342091,544183
Netherlands2124414737363112
Germany902919774
Turkey32385
Belgium13741419233
Ireland*108389913
Australia1413931
Other105231618223756
Sheep/lamb Total8,9962,7908,5252,14811,3082,586
Grand Total441,992144,848505,287171,303545,581170,458
*The table reflects Country of Origin rather than Country of Consignment, hence Imports from Ireland.

Further information is available from the Trade Helpdesk at trade@cso.ie.

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