Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of fat sheep and fat lambs exported from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and the number imported into Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland in each of the last three fatstock years including the current year to date.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is as follows:
IMPORTS TO NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Period Fat Sheep Fat Lambs 1975–76 3,540 12,344 1976–77 3,449* 1977–78 (to 31st January 1978) 3,105 * Fat sheep and lambs. Figures for sheep and iambs separately are no longer available.
EXPORTS FROM NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Period Fat Sheep Fat Lambs 1975–76 69,948 17,121 1976–77 55,135 39,118 1977–78 (to 31st December 1977) 72,042 63,696