Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on what happens to unwanted male chicks born in hatcheries in the State; if it is the case that male chicks are routinely killed once their sex has been identified; if he will provide figures on the numbers of male chicks that were killed in 2009, 2010, 2011, and by what method. [18401/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are no hatcheries producing commercial layers in Ireland (these are the type of hatchery which only require female chicks) therefore my Department does not retain details on number of male chicks killed.