Written answers

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Beef Imports

5:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of beef imported to Ireland over each of the past five years; the country or countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32890/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table, based on official CSO trade data, shows the volumes of beef imported into Ireland over the last five years and the main source countries during that time:

Beef imports into Ireland for the last five years
20072008200920102011
TonnesTonnesTonnesTonnesTonnes
Total28,71832,60034,26140,30045,530
of which, from
GB & NI17,15120,84421,02928,98535,895
Brazil5,3011,1781,658858755
Netherlands3,3783,4992,8081,4911,708
France879877777877633
Germany5762,3891,6411,026941
Denmark274946394175120
Spain176515490768953
Belgium673403231,6101,120
Poland356197897791028
Uruguay05982,8061,782478

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