Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cattle Hide Exports.
- Cattle hide exports and curing 5 speeches
The Minister supplied estimates of hides cured and sold by the tanning industry for 1982–84, but said value information was unavailable; Wilson questioned the quality of national statistics, and Lenihan agreed.
Seamus Kirk, Seán Barrett, John P. Wilson, Brian Lenihan Snr., Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
- Mostek 1 speech
Haughey asked whether the House would hear about Mostek.
Charles J. Haughey
asked the Taoiseach the value and quantity of cattle hides exported from this country in 1982, 1983 and 1984; and the value and quantity of hides cured at home in the above years.
Comment on this
Dún Laoghaire): I propose to circulate a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy. Following is the statement:
1. Exports of cattle hides
2. The estimated numbers of cattle hides cured and sold as such, by the tanning industry in the years 1982, 1983 and 1984 (January-September) were as follows: 1982, 703, 200; 1983, 744, 400; 1984 Jan-Sept, 517, 600. Information on value is not available. These estimates exclude (a) hides cured and further processed into leather by the same firm and (b) hides cured by establishments not in the tanning industry.
Comment on this
Does the Minister think that the House and the country are properly served by a statistics office which can produce accurate figures for cattle hides but which must rely on best estimates in terms of people?
