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Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Departmental Data

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pig herds in the State in brackets of 0-99, 100-199 and 200-299, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14266/22]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The data requested is provided in the table below. This information is based on data returned in respect of the 2020 Annual Pig Census undertaken by my Department in October 2020. (Where numbers in any category at county level are low, it is reported as reported as < 5 to avoid release of what might be construed as personal data.)

The 2020 Annual Pig Census Report is published on my Department’s website at www.gov.ie/en/publication/5b140b-national-pig-census-2019/#

My Department is currently in the process of completing the 2021 Pig Census Report. Preliminary data indicates that the numbers recorded for those categories in 2021 will be similar to those recorded in 2020.

Table - Number of Active Pig Herds by County by Size in 2020

County 0 - 99 Pigs 100 - 199 Pigs 200 - 299 Pigs
Carlow 36 <5 <5
Cavan 89 <5 <5
Clare 41 <5 <5
Cork 198 <5 <5
Donegal 57 <5 <5
Dublin 23 <5 <5
Galway 57 <5 <5
Kerry 41 <5 <5
Kildare 41 <5 <5
Kilkenny 52 <5 <5
Laois 47 <5 <5
Leitrim 26 <5 <5
Limerick 36 <5 <5
Longford 22 <5 <5
Louth 14 <5 <5
Mayo 40 <5 <5
Meath 62 <5 <5
Monaghan 25 <5 <5
Offaly 25 <5 <5
Roscommon 23 <5 <5
Sligo 16 <5 <5
Tipperary 85 <5 <5
Waterford 42 <5 <5
Westmeath 45 <5 <5
Wexford 92 <5 <5
Wicklow 47 9 <5
Total 1,282 14 15

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