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For Written Answer on : 25/09/2024
Question Number(s): Question Reference(s): 38199/24
Department: Taoiseach
Asked by: David Stanton T.D.
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QUESTION
QUESTION NO: *1
To ask the Taoiseach the amount and value of sugar imported into the State in each respective year since 1999, in tabular form.
REPLY
The data requested by the deputy is set out in the table below.
Table A: Imports of Sugar 1999 – July 2024.
| Sugar Imports by year (Excl. Sugar beet plant and its seed) | Value (€000) | Tonnes |
| Jan-Dec 1999 | 61,610 | 320,746 |
| Jan-Dec 2000 | 66,855 | 327,276 |
| Jan-Dec 2001 | 96,893 | 404,780 |
| Jan-Dec 2002 | 99,153 | 439,260 |
| Jan-Dec 2003 | 83,181 | 328,202 |
| Jan-Dec 2004 | 89,379 | 347,173 |
| Jan-Dec 2005 | 109,734 | 363,983 |
| Jan-Dec 2006 | 121,052 | 301,588 |
| Jan-Dec 2007 | 146,756 | 329,779 |
| Jan-Dec 2008 | 144,345 | 294,754 |
| Jan-Dec 2009 | 165,490 | 366,279 |
| Jan-Dec 2010 | 167,420 | 361,892 |
| Jan-Dec 2011 | 182,416 | 341,177 |
| Jan-Dec 2012 | 221,493 | 347,408 |
| Jan-Dec 2013 | 265,450 | 430,130 |
| Jan-Dec 2014 | 249,142 | 407,528 |
| Jan-Dec 2015 | 240,305 | 416,317 |
| Jan-Dec 2016 | 250,461 | 415,655 |
| Jan-Dec 2017 | 257,630 | 421,058 |
| Jan-Dec 2018 | 237,902 | 487,111 |
| Jan-Dec 2019 | 245,613 | 453,266 |
| Jan-Dec 2020 | 265,808 | 441,594 |
| Jan-Dec 2021 | 239,840 | 459,593 |
| Jan-Dec 2022 | 301,607 | 489,451 |
| Jan-Dec 2023 | 390,113 | 478,780 |
| Jan-July 2024 | 203,756 | 297,829 |
