Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in respect of calves (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46349/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not collect data regarding calf euthanasia on Irish farms.

With regards to on farm deaths, 2.5 % of calves were registered as dead before they attained six weeks of age in 2018. These data compare very favourably with other livestock rearing countries in the EU and Worldwide.