Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle live exported to Northern Ireland for slaughter since Covid-19 in tabular form; and the number exported in each of the years 2017 to 2019. [13837/20]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows the numbers of cattle (including both calves and adult cattle) exported to Northern Ireland from week 13 (w/c 30/03/20) to week 25 (w/c 22/06/20), with comparative data for previous years. My Department does not have data on the number of these animals slaughtered in Northern Ireland.

Exports to Northern Ireland of 14,321 live cattle between weeks 13 and 25 can be compared to total cattle slaughterings in Ireland in the same period of over 382,000.

Note that information on live exports and other metrics for beef and other meats is available in the weekly Meat Market Reports located here:

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations cattle were exported from to Northern Ireland for slaughter since Covid-19; the locations these cattle went after slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13838/20]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Data on cattle movements to Northern Ireland in the Covid19 period to date has been already been supplied to the Deputy. My Department does not have data on cattle movements within Northern Ireland.

Queries related to the movement of cattle within another jurisdiction should be addressed to the relevant competent authority which, in the case of Northern Ireland, is the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).