Written answers
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Meat Imports
8:00 pm
Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Taoiseach the quantity of meats imported in 2006 from different countries on a county basis; the changes in importation for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29289/07]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the following table showing the total quantity of meat imports by country (top 21).
| Imports | ||
| Country of Origin | Year (Jan-July) 2007 | Year (full) 2006 |
| Meat (tonnes) | ||
| Great Britain | 41,126 | 69,718 |
| Netherlands | 18,111 | 31,368 |
| Germany | 24,521 | 18,143 |
| North. Ireland | 5,263 | 13,280 |
| Ireland | 6,833 | 11,361 |
| Brazil | 6,879 | 10,147 |
| France | 5,842 | 9,594 |
| Belgium | 3,747 | 7,077 |
| Denmark | 2,630 | 6,623 |
| Thailand | 4,079 | 4,850 |
| Italy | 2,301 | 4,465 |
| Poland | 1,446 | 2,170 |
| Chile | 680 | 1,512 |
| Austria | 244 | 1,435 |
| Spain | 572 | 874 |
| Lithuania | 312 | 317 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 339 |
| Argentina | 290 | 204 |
| Portugal | 112 | 328 |
| Uruguay | — | 304 |
| Iran | — | 119 |
| Other | 411 | 141 |
| Grand Total | 125,667 | 194,369 |
This table shows a breakdown of the meat imports by type for each country.
| Imports | |||
| Meat (tonnes) | Country of Origin | Year (Jan-July) 2007 | Year (full) 2006 |
| Beef, fresh or chilled | Great Britain | 5,773 | 6,882 |
| Netherlands | 1,302 | 4,286 | |
| North. Ireland | 257 | 1,889 | |
| Brazil | 191 | 1,084 | |
| Germany | 353 | 396 | |
| Other | 129 | 521 | |
| Beef, fresh or chilled Total | 8,005 | 15,058 | |
| Beef, frozen | Brazil | 2,727 | 3,883 |
| Great Britain | 1,171 | 2,179 | |
| Netherlands | 310 | 785 | |
| France | 217 | 603 | |
| Denmark | 165 | 294 | |
| Other | 419 | 801 | |
| Beef, frozen Total | 5,009 | 8,545 | |
| Beef, processed | Great Britain | 3,126 | 4,349 |
| Brazil | 447 | 1,355 | |
| France | 353 | 492 | |
| Belgium | 65 | 366 | |
| Poland | 15 | 161 | |
| Other | 294 | 325 | |
| Beef, processed Total | 4,300 | 7,048 | |
| Lamb, fresh or chilled | Great Britain | 792 | 1,012 |
| Netherlands | 177 | 97 | |
| North. Ireland | 1 | 174 | |
| France | 21 | 94 | |
| New Zealand | 25 | 13 | |
| Other | 17 | 84 | |
| Lamb, fresh or chilled Total | 1,033 | 1,474 | |
| Lamb, frozen | Great Britain | 282 | 467 |
| New Zealand | 242 | 314 | |
| France | — | 44 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | 14 | |
| Uruguay | — | 13 | |
| Other | 1 | 8 | |
| Lamb, frozen Total | 529 | 860 | |
| Lamb, preserved | Great Britain | 68 | 220 |
| France | — | 66 | |
| Spain | 1 | 2 | |
| North. Ireland | 0 | 2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | |
| Lamb, preserved Total | 69 | 290 |
| Meat (tonnes) | Country of Origin | Year (Jan-July) 2007 | Year (full) 2006 |
| Other fresh or chilled | Netherlands | 418 | 420 |
| France | 77 | 168 | |
| Belgium | 86 | 79 | |
| Great Britain | 27 | 34 | |
| Germany | 3 | 36 | |
| Other | 3 | 37 | |
| Other fresh or chilled Total | 614 | 774 | |
| Other frozen meat | France | — | 5 |
| Other | — | 0 | |
| Other frozen meat Total | — | 5 | |
| Other preserved meat | Great Britain | 3,973 | 8,631 |
| Germany | 1,978 | 3,712 | |
| North. Ireland | 999 | 3,477 | |
| Brazil | 2,033 | 1,581 | |
| France | 942 | 1,709 | |
| Other | 2,636 | 3,679 | |
| Other preserved meat Total | 12,561 | 22,789 | |
| Pork, fresh or chilled | Great Britain | 6,217 | 11,101 |
| Germany | 6,367 | 5,908 | |
| Netherlands | 2,896 | 4,647 | |
| Denmark | 1,476 | 4,896 | |
| France | 2,146 | 3,582 | |
| Other | 644 | 1,816 | |
| Pork, fresh or chilled Total | 19,746 | 31,950 | |
| Pork, frozen | Great Britain | 1,212 | 2,127 |
| Germany | 881 | 1,534 | |
| Netherlands | 504 | 1,299 | |
| Chile | 541 | 1,131 | |
| France | 760 | 616 | |
| Other | 1,589 | 3,355 | |
| Pork, frozen Total | 5,487 | 10,062 | |
| Pork, preserved | Ireland | 5,881 | 9,694 |
| Great Britain | 5,420 | 7,813 | |
| Netherlands | 996 | 1,072 | |
| Germany | 659 | 995 | |
| North. Ireland | 397 | 653 | |
| Other | 1,418 | 1,881 | |
| Pork, preserved Total | 14,771 | 22,108 |
| Meat (tonnes) | Country of Origin | Year (Jan-July) 2007 | Year (full) 2006 |
| Poultry, fresh or chilled | Netherlands | 6,524 | 11,741 |
| Great Britain | 4,094 | 8,524 | |
| Belgium | 2,032 | 3,505 | |
| North. Ireland | 1,710 | 3,716 | |
| Germany | 1,620 | 2,826 | |
| Other | 3,499 | 5,323 | |
| Poultry, fresh or chilled Total | 19,479 | 35,635 | |
| Poultry, frozen | Germany | 11,950 | 1,428 |
| Great Britain | 3,659 | 6,551 | |
| Netherlands | 3,518 | 4,439 | |
| North. Ireland | 872 | 1,729 | |
| Brazil | 416 | 1,559 | |
| Other | 923 | 2,198 | |
| Poultry, frozen Total | 21,338 | 17,904 | |
| Poultry, processed | Great Britain | 5,312 | 9,828 |
| Thailand | 3,136 | 3,353 | |
| Netherlands | 814 | 2,050 | |
| Germany | 644 | 1,223 | |
| North. Ireland | 595 | 913 | |
| Other | 2,225 | 2,500 |
| Meat (tonnes) | Country of Origin | Year (Jan-July) 2007 | Year (full) 2006 |
| Poultry, processed Total | 12,726 | 19,867 | |
| Grand Total | 125,667 | 194,369 | |
| *The table reflects Country of Origin rather than Country of Consignment, hence Imports from Ireland. |
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