Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of beef and sheep meat imports by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Full year figures for 2016 from the Central Statistics Office for beef and sheep meat imports are provided below as requested by the Deputy.

Typically, imports into Ireland are made up of lower value manufacturing product or carcase beef or sheep meat, which undergoes some further processing by Irish companies before re-export.

Whilst Ireland is of course a net exporter of both beef and sheep meat, imports of both these products nonetheless make an important contribution to the overall output of these sectors nationally and constitute a necessary component of the overall trade flows in these sectors.

Beef Imports 2016

Sheepmeat Imports 2016 excluding Offals.