The Main Sectors in the Irish Economy (Leaving Cert Business): Flashcards

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The Main Sectors in the Irish Economy
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Three sectors in Irish economy

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

Primary sector activities

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining

Secondary sector function

Transforms raw materials into finished goods

Tertiary sector provides

Services rather than goods

% of jobs Primary sector provides in Ireland

5%

% of jobs Secondary sector provides in Ireland

19%

% of jobs Tertiary sector provides in Ireland

75%

Year EU milk quota was lifted

2015

% of Ireland's beef exports going to UK

50%

Companies producing pharma & chips in Ireland

Pfizer and Intel

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