Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the number of horses slaughtered in Ireland in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and the total tonnage of horse meat produced each year in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/13]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of horse meat exported in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; and if he will indicate the countries the horse meat was exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7696/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 182 together.

The number of horses slaughtered in plants approved by my Department in each of the years since 2008 was as follows:

I understand from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that the following numbers of horses were slaughtered in local authority approved slaughter plants since 2008:

Data is not collected by my Department on the total tonnages of horsemeat produced or exported each year.