Protection from cheap fertiliser imports
Allen asked whether Irish fertiliser manufacturers were protected from cheap calcium ammonium nitrate imports and raised possible dumping. Bruton said fertiliser trade was free within the islands and linked this to trade agreements; the Chair noted the original question concerned licences and company names.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary say what protection has a manufacturer of fertilisers in the Republic of Ireland against cheap imported calcium ammonium nitrate from the North Sea?
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In other words, there is no protection for the workers in an Irish fertiliser manufacturing industry.
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The Parliamentary Secretary is evading the question so far as cheap calcium ammonium nitrate is concerned, from which both the British and Northern Ireland manufacturers receive benefit. Is it dump priced calcium ammonium nitrate or is it because of North Sea oil?
