Written answers
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Dairy Sector
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22572/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22573/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of liquid milk exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and the corresponding data for retail sales, if available, in Northern Ireland. [22574/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of liquid milk imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and the corresponding data for retail sales, if available, here. [22575/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22576/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [22577/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient exports to the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22579/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese exports to the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/17]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of cheddar cheese imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22581/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 234, inclusive, together.
The Deputy has requested various details in respect of dairy trade between Ireland and Britain/Northern Ireland, across a range of product categories. The response is set out in the table. It is compiled based on the most recently available annual data from the CSO. For cheese, a percentage estimate is included in respect of cheddar as a proportion of the total cheese category.
DAIRY SECTOR WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM - EXPORTS - 2015 & 2016
| GREAT BRITAIN | NORTHERN IRELAND | TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
| PRODUCT CATEGORY | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes |
| Milk | 9.8 | 9,950 | 7.5 | 8,132 | 21.9 | 99,251 | 12.6 | 46,211 | 31.8 | 109,201 | 20.1 | 54,343 |
| Cream | 6.8 | 3,533 | 9.9 | 4,770 | 6.6 | 4,112 | 7.4 | 4,580 | 13.5 | 7,645 | 17.2 | 9,350 |
| SMP | 11.1 | 5,484 | 14.0 | 7,993 | 0.6 | 275 | 1.1 | 612 | 11.7 | 5,759 | 15.1 | 8,606 |
| WMP | 8.0 | 3,376 | 9.1 | 3,778 | 3.1 | 1,507 | 4.6 | 2,302 | 11.2 | 4,883 | 13.7 | 6,080 |
| Yoghurt | 13.9 | 4,180 | 18.8 | 6,047 | 2.6 | 1,031 | 2.2 | 692 | 16.5 | 5,211 | 21.0 | 6,739 |
| Buttermilk | 4.6 | 2,596 | 5.6 | 4,945 | 2.8 | 1,369 | 1.7 | 985 | 7.4 | 3,965 | 7.3 | 5,930 |
| Ice-Cream | 8.0 | 3,442 | 7.9 | 3,861 | 1.9 | 1,388 | 2.0 | 1,612 | 9.9 | 4,831 | 9.9 | 5,472 |
| Whey | 35.8 | 13,586 | 20.7 | 13,012 | 1.6 | 1,551 | 0.6 | 835 | 37.4 | 15,136 | 21.3 | 13,847 |
| Butter | 197.5 | 58,696 | 173.6 | 55,507 | 11.7 | 3,860 | 17.9 | 7,225 | 209.2 | 62,555 | 191.5 | 62,732 |
| Total Cheese | 393.8 | 112,981 | 364.8 | 114,398 | 9.5 | 2,475 | 2.3 | 601 | 403.4 | 115,456 | 367.2 | 114,999 |
| OF WHICH Cheddar % (est) | 66% | 76% | 61% | 72% | 4% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 65% | 74% | 61% | 72% |
| Infant Formula | 171.9 | 41,441 | 135.0 | 33,626 | 0.2 | 270 | 0.1 | 144 | 172.2 | 41,711 | 135.1 | 33,770 |
| FFMP | 14.5 | 6,308 | 15.4 | 11,683 | 2.2 | 1,129 | 3.2 | 1,736 | 16.6 | 7,437 | 18.5 | 13,419 |
| Caseins & Caseinates | 12.5 | 2,042 | 15.7 | 2,823 | 3.0 | 471 | 0.01 | 1 | 15.4 | 2,513 | 15.7 | 2,825 |
| TOTAL DAIRY SECTOR EXPORTS | €892 | 269,911 | €801 | 272,788 | €69 | 118,939 | €56 | 67,640 | €961 | 388,850 | €857 | 340,428 |
DAIRY SECTOR WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORTS - 2015 & 2016
| GREAT BRITAIN | NORTHERN IRELAND | TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
| PRODUCT CATEGORY | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes | €M | Tonnes |
| Milk | 22.8 | 30,218 | 18.3 | 28,736 | 151.8 | 500,900 | 136.5 | 511,002 | 174.5 | 531,118 | 154.9 | 539,738 |
| Cream | 3.2 | 1,947 | 1.3 | 708 | 4.3 | 2,615 | 5.2 | 3,025 | 7.5 | 4,563 | 6.5 | 3,734 |
| SMP | 27.4 | 31,423 | 20.3 | 23,843 | 1.9 | 692 | 0.2 | 341 | 29.2 | 32,116 | 20.5 | 24,184 |
| WMP | 3.3 | 1,616 | 4.7 | 2,791 | 0.3 | 198 | 0.5 | 777 | 3.6 | 1,814 | 5.1 | 3,568 |
| Yoghurt | 37.8 | 22,683 | 32.0 | 17,254 | 1.1 | 1,691 | 0.9 | 1,134 | 38.9 | 24,373 | 32.9 | 18,388 |
| Buttermilk | 12.5 | 6,496 | 14.8 | 8,216 | 1.3 | 3,564 | 1.7 | 6,155 | 13.8 | 10,060 | 16.5 | 14,370 |
| Ice-Cream | 21.4 | 11,491 | 26.9 | 17,633 | 1.1 | 542 | 0.5 | 253 | 22.5 | 12,033 | 27.4 | 17,885 |
| Whey | 9.5 | 19,958 | 6.5 | 10,212 | 0.4 | 2,853 | 0.3 | 2,496 | 9.9 | 22,811 | 6.8 | 12,708 |
| Butter | 18.8 | 7,245 | 17.9 | 6,787 | 1.3 | 516 | 1.8 | 618 | 20.1 | 7,760 | 19.7 | 7,405 |
| Total Cheese | 114.0 | 27,156 | 99.6 | 26,708 | 0.8 | 178 | 0.6 | 171 | 114.8 | 27,334 | 100.1 | 26,879 |
| OF WHICH Cheddar % (est) | 32% | 39% | 37% | 45% | 20% | 30% | 49% | 56% | 32% | 39% | 37% | 45% |
| Infant Formula | 7.4 | 1,265 | 6.3 | 1,223 | 0.005 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 1,265 | 6.3 | 1,224 |
| FFMP | 11.8 | 2,857 | 10.8 | 2,531 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.3 | 99 | 12.0 | 2,937 | 11.1 | 2,631 |
| Caseins & Caseinates | 0.3 | 142 | 0.3 | 139 | _ | _ | 0.02 | 3 | 0.3 | 142 | 0.3 | 142 |
| TOTAL DAIRY SECTOR IMPORTS | €296 | 169,920 | €266 | 152,209 | €69 | 118,939 | €56 | 67,640 | €467 | 686,833 | €415 | 678,600 |
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