Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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611. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of beef imports for 2021 and for the first three quarters of 2022; the number of tonnes imported; the countries from which such imports took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56335/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The latest available data from the CSO shown below details the value and volume of exports and imports of beef in 2021 and in 2022 up to end-August:

The top ten sources for beef imports in terms of value in 2022, to end-August, were as follows:

Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total food products of non-animal origin imported to Ireland in 2021 and to date in 2022, by the country of origin and overall tonnage of individual products in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56336/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I attach in tabular form the total food products of non-animal origin imported to Ireland in 2021 and to date in 2022, by the country of origin and overall tonnage of individual products. This data has been drawn from the CSO’s most recently published statistics.

A summary of this data below shows that:

- In 2021, Ireland imported 2.5 million tonnes or €3.9 billion worth of food products of non-animal origin. Cereal & Cereal Preparations was the largest category by value worth €841 million. Fruit & Vegetables was the largest category by volume, with imports of 692,000 tonnes.

- For 2022 to date, Ireland imported 1.8 million tonnes or €3 billion worth of food products of non-animal origin. Similar to the 2021 figures, Cereals & Cereal Preparations was the largest category by value over this period, valued at €640 million. Fruit & Vegetables was also the largest category by volume, with 471,000 tonnes imported.