Written answers
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Sheepmeat Sector
6:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown of the number of sheep from Northern Ireland slaughtered in the six named lamb factories here (details supplied) for 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 with a monthly or weekly breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The table shows the number of sheep from or through Northern Ireland slaughtered in the six named factories for the period requested. A small number of these would have originated in Great Britain or beyond. I am not in a position to supply a breakdown for each of the named plants individually as this is a commercial matter.
The trade in sheep between both parts of the island of Ireland is a long-standing feature of the sheep industry in Ireland and enables producers on both sides of the border to benefit from the advantages of competition in the marketplace. Trade takes place in both directions and is influenced by geographical factors, currency fluctuations and market conditions generally.
Sheep from Northern Ireland slaughtered in six named plants by week 2006-2008 | |||
Week No. | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
1 | 6,392 | 2,697 | 5,123 |
2 | 4,869 | 4,393 | 5,512 |
3 | 4,469 | 4,389 | 6,347 |
4 | 3,226 | 4,027 | 4,662 |
5 | 4,492 | 3,282 | 4,584 |
6 | 4,433 | 4,006 | 4,242 |
7 | 4,628 | 3,103 | 5,626 |
8 | 3,900 | 3,449 | 4,003 |
9 | 3,849 | 4,395 | 3,402 |
10 | 2,561 | 3,283 | 3,527 |
11 | 2,229 | 4,092 | 4,439 |
12 | 2,735 | 2,854 | 4,626 |
13 | 2,134 | 3,123 | 3,653 |
14 | 1,847 | 3,032 | 3,036 |
15 | 1,976 | 3,242 | 3,409 |
16 | 690 | 3,923 | 3,733 |
17 | 3,098 | 2,152 | 3,602 |
18 | 1,317 | 2,272 | 3,282 |
19 | 2,478 | 2,409 | 2,354 |
20 | 1,810 | 2,211 | 3,853 |
21 | 2,417 | 3,114 | 2,203 |
22 | 2,802 | 3,811 | 3,479 |
23 | 1,766 | 4,500 | 2,237 |
24 | 4,544 | 3,918 | 3,893 |
25 | 4,245 | 4,528 | 3,216 |
26 | 3,629 | 2,270 | 2,838 |
27 | 5,877 | 4,875 | 4,067 |
28 | 2,627 | 3,509 | 2,420 |
29 | 4,946 | 2,236 | 2,635 |
30 | 5,068 | 2,810 | 4,980 |
31 | 5,149 | 3,022 | 5,869 |
32 | 4,827 | 2,704 | 4,119 |
33 | 4,241 | 3,005 | 5,496 |
34 | 4,845 | 3,282 | 6,165 |
35 | 4,210 | 3,353 | 6,911 |
36 | 4,251 | 5,506 | 8,361 |
37 | 4,279 | 6,111 | 7,001 |
38 | 4,524 | 6,896 | 7,406 |
39 | 7,080 | 5,306 | 6,762 |
40 | 6,353 | 7,127 | 5,079 |
41 | 5,502 | 5,350 | 6,037 |
42 | 5,906 | 6,195 | 5,978 |
43 | 5,393 | 7,092 | |
44 | 5,535 | 5,448 | |
45 | 4,817 | 5,853 | |
46 | 3,752 | 7,454 | |
47 | 4,316 | 5,424 | |
48 | 4,543 | 5,650 | |
49 | 4,156 | 5,992 | |
50 | 5,111 | 3,865 | |
51 | 3,049 | 5,471 | |
52 | 2,604 | 1,977 | |
Totals | 205,497 | 213,988 | 190,167 |
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