Written answers

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Department of An Taoiseach

Sugar Imports

8:00 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value of sugar imported in 2008 and 2009 respectively; the countries of origin of the sugar; the volumes and values from each country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3447/10]

Photo of Pat CareyPat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by Deputy Stanton is presented in the table below.

The table shows the total quantity of cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose imports by country, for the year January-December 2008 and the most recently available period, namely, January-October 2009.

ImportsJan-Dec 2008Jan-Oct 2009
Countryâ'¬ 000Tonnesâ'¬ 000Tonnes
Australia43
Austria11
Belgium2,2783,147604872
Brazil11
Canada0000
China26142723
Czech Republic33
Denmark2121
France15,33325,6127,62414,383
Germany9,82613,4278,26812,055
Ghana102
Great Britain45,72865,82261,465105,463
Hong Kong1165
Hungary10
India22
Indonesia11
Italy246121522170
Japan585194
Kenya00
Lithuania57710
Luxembourg2,3223,5124,1496,484
Malawi003021
Malaysia00
Mauritius331611
Netherlands742810136
New Zealand00
Nigeria0000
Northern Ireland2093793026
Philippines00
Poland47371722
Singapore34
South Africa00
Spain522619
Switzerland1368847
Thailand14121812
Turkey1511
United Arab Emirates82273138
United States38236934
Grand Total76,410112,35684,234140,651

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