Ireland exported 5,895 tonnes of wool worth 14 million in 1984, falling to 5,641 tonnes worth only 6.8 million in 2019.

Omissions

• The figures are confirmed by a single secondary source (INHFA, the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association) whose text the MEP's claim mirrors almost verbatim; no primary source (e.g., CSO trade statistics for wool/HS 5101, or DAFM data) was found in the searches to independently corroborate them.
• The source states the 1984 value was 'over £14m', so the claim's '14 million' drops the 'over' qualifier; the 1984 value is in Irish pounds (pre-euro), not directly comparable in currency to the 2019 euro figure.
• The MEP's additional statement that £14m in 1984 equals 'the equivalent of a value of 30 million' in today's terms was not verified by the sources found.
• The INHFA source could not be dated precisely; its publication date is unknown, so it cannot be confirmed the MEP had it before the 2026-07-09 session, though the data covers 1984 and 2019, well before the session date.

Sources

• SecondaryIrish Natura & Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) — Woolen IndustryIn 1984 when the National Wool Council (An Comhairle Olla) was abolished as a cost saving exercise we exported 5,895 tonnes of wool at a value of over £14m. ... In contrast, 5,641 tonnes was exported in 2019 at a value of €6.8m.