Dáil Éireann - Volume 281 - 27 May, 1975

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Potato Exports.

1. Mr. Leonard asked the Taoiseach the tonnage of ware potatoes of the 1974 crop exported; and the average price f.o.b. received per tonne.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. Kelly): Exports of ware potatoes, excluding potatoes for seed and potatoes for the manufacture of starch, amounted to 7,672 tonnes in 1974. The average price f.o.b. received per tonne was £32.6.