Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cattle listed in the weekly kill figures each week are just those from Irish herds included in the AIMS database; if it is a mix of native and imported livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The weekly kill figures published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are slaughter figures as provided by all relevant slaughter premises as per the requirements under S.I. No. 254 of 2019 EUROPEAN UNION (CARCASE CLASSIFICATION AND PRICE REPORTING) REGULATIONS 2019.

The reported figures include the total number of animals slaughtered (of any provenance) and have the following subcategorisations by grade: Steers, Cows, Heifers, young Bulls and mature Bulls. There is no requirement under the Regulation to categorise whether the livestock were imported or not.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of steers aged between 20 and 36 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/19]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bulls aged between 12 and 24 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46181/19]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef-breed heifers aged between 20 and 36 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46182/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 to 415, inclusive, together.

Detailed information in six monthly age categories for the beef herd and the dairy herd is extracted from the AIM database. This information is updated on a monthly basis and is available from 2014 up to 1 September 2019. The information on the AIM database for male bovine animals does not distinguish between bulls and steers.

This information on six monthly age categories for the beef herd and the dairy herd is made available on the Department's website at the address below.

Information on the male animals for the categories 18-24 months, 24-30 months and 30-36 months is provided in the Table below.

Table Number of Male Animals at 18-24 months, 24-30 months and 30-36 months

Information on the number of beef breed heifers in the age categories 18 - 24 months, 24 - 30 months and 30 - 36 months are set down in the Table below.

TableNumber of Beef Breed Heifers at 18-24 months, 24-30 months and 30-36 months