Written answers
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Beef Industry
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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344. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current strength of the national beef herd; the degree to which the numbers have fluctuated in the past ten years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7755/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO's Livestock Survey (June) includes the information below for the years 2010-2019:
| (000 head) | Total cattle | Dairy cows | Other cows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,607 | 1,071 | 1,158 |
| 2011 | 6,493 | 1,117 | 1,123 |
| 2012 | 6,754 | 1,141 | 1,149 |
| 2013 | 6,903 | 1,163 | 1,150 |
| 2014 | 6,926 | 1,226 | 1,129 |
| 2015 | 6,964 | 1,296 | 1,076 |
| 2016 | 7,221 | 1,398 | 1,104 |
| 2017 | 7,364 | 1,433 | 1,081 |
| 2018 | 7,349 | 1,481 | 1,048 |
| 2019 | 7,209 | 1,505 | 1,000 |
Provisional figures for 2020 show that the total cattle numbers increased by 105,800 (+1.5%) to 7,314,400. The number of other cowsdropped by 16,500 (-1.6%), while the number of dairy cowswas up by 62,900 (+4.2%). Final 2020 data will be published by the CSO later this year.
More detailed data from the CSO's June and December Livestock Surveys each year is available at the following links:
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