asked the Taoiseach the amount of (a) unsweetened condensed milk and (b) sweetened condensed milk manufactured in the State in 1975; the amount used at home; and the amount exported.

The external trade statistics recorded total exports of unsweetened condensed milk in 1975 of 16.1 metric tons valued at £6,673, and of 18.1 metric tons of sweetened condensed milk valued at £11,081.

Production information is collected by the Central Statistics Office on the understanding that data relating to individual firms will be treated as confidential. Since production of the commodities involved for the year 1975 relates to a single firm, the information sought at (a) to (c) of the question cannot be supplied.