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Mr. Farr
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will publish in the Official Report details of imports of carcase, boned and other beef from the Republic of Ireland, for each of the last three years;
| I Imports of live domestic cattle consigned from the Irish Republic | ||||
| Number | ||||
| 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Pure bred breeding animals | … | 253 | 117 | 201 |
| Other- | … | |||
| Calves- | ||||
| Bull calves | … | 12 | 54 | 47 |
| Heifer calves | … | 57 | 1 | 20 |
| Steers and yearling bulls- | … | |||
| Fat | … | N/A | 1,339 | 716 |
| Other | … | N/A | 183,526 | 235,289 |
| Heifers- | ||||
| for breeding or dairy purposes | … | N/A | 110 | 32 |
| Other | … | |||
| Fat | … | N/A | 45 | 893 |
| Other | … | N/A | 44,063 | 67,014 |
| Bulls- | ||||
| For breeding | … | 40 | 30 | 11 |
| Other | … | 63 | 36 | 8 |
| Cows | ||||
| For breeding or dairy purposes | … | 5 | — | 5 |
| Other | … | 110 | — | — |
| GRANDTOTAL | … | 502,937(a) | 229,321 | 304,236 |
| II Imports of store cattle analysed by country of origin | ||||
| Number | ||||
| 1975(b) | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Irish Republic | … | 498,985 | 227,542 | 302,376 |
| United Kingdom | … | 3,201 | 143 | — |
| III Imports of beef and veal(c) consigned from Irish Republic | ||||
| Tonnes | ||||
| 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Unboned (bone-in) | … | 59,298 | 57,925 | 91,032 |
| Boned or boneless | … | 37,125 | 21,859 | 37,669 |
| Total | … | 96,423 | 79,784 | 128,701 |
| Notes:(a) These figures include 502,397 steers, heifers and yearling bulls, of which 453 were imported for breeding or dairy purposes | ||||
| (b) The figures for 1975 include a number of fat steers, heifers and yearling bulls which were not separately distinguished | ||||
| (c) Beef and veal are not separately identified in the Overseas Trade Statistics | ||||
| (d)N/A=not available. | ||||