Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live lambs imported on a weekly basis since 1 January 2019 from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/19]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live lambs imported in 2018 from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales; if all were destined for direct slaughter in Irish meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/19]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if live lambs imported direct for slaughter are not eligible for the Origin Green status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42332/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 504, 505 and 507 together.

Intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). The following figures have been sourced from TRACES.

Sheep Imported directly to Ireland from the United Kingdom for Slaughter

* Up to 14th October 2019

Data from England excludes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

The average weekly figure of live lambs imported from Northern Ireland for direct slaughter into Ireland over the first 36 weeks of 2019 was 8,105 per week.

It should be noted that Origin Green is not a product logo. Logos have been developed to promote the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Schemes (QASs) to the consumer and can only be used on product by members of Bord Bia QASs. Where a logo is to be used on product, all links in the production of the finished product must be QAS Certified members.

There are currently a number of quality assurance logos that are permitted to be used, depending, primarily on the origin of the produce. A comprehensive document on the Bord Bia Logo Use Policy is available at .