Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1999. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of chemical fertiliser in tonnage that has been imported up to 14 December 2021 for the 2022 trading period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2090/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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2000. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of chemical fertiliser in tonnage that has been imported in each of the past seven years up to 14 December 2021; the way the imported tonnage for the 2022 trading period compares percentage wise for each of the preceding seven recording years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2092/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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2001. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of chemical fertiliser that has been imported in the past seven years up to 14 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2093/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1999, 2000 and 2001 together.

The following table sets out imports of chemical fertilisers from 2014 to November 2021. (Data for December 2021 is not yet available from CSO, but is expected during February):

As can be seen from the table above, imports of chemical fertilisers were cyclical in nature and were dependent on the relevant environmental conditions at that time. My Department currently has no visibility on imports for 2022.