Written answers
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Animal Sales
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1840. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 23 November 2022, the number of bovine animals greater than 36 months of age that were sold through Irish livestock marts in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by animal type and breed, that is, dairy or beef that were not slaughtered within 30 days of the date that they were traded in livestock marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1375/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The number of bovine aged greater than 36 months of age that were sold through livestock marts in each of the years 2018 to 2022, by animal type and breed, and numbers of those that were not slaughtered within 30 days of the date they were traded are as set out in the following table.
Year | Animal Breed Type | Animal Sex | Sold | The numbers of bovine sold through a livestock mart and NOT slaughtered within 30 days of the sale. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | BEEF | F | 97513 | 64502 |
M | 6696 | 3413 | ||
DAIRY | F | 82718 | 49529 | |
M | 1366 | 677 | ||
2018 | Total | 188293 | 118121 | |
2019 | BEEF | F | 88144 | 55148 |
M | 7091 | 3682 | ||
DAIRY | F | 73604 | 47714 | |
M | 1925 | 977 | ||
2019 | Total | 170764 | 107521 | |
2020 | BEEF | F | 97533 | 58053 |
M | 8809 | 4608 | ||
DAIRY | F | 73109 | 44263 | |
M | 1473 | 811 | ||
2020 | Total | 180924 | 107735 | |
2021 | BEEF | F | 118237 | 65495 |
M | 8929 | 4079 | ||
DAIRY | F | 92893 | 53423 | |
M | 1318 | 636 | ||
2021 | Total | 221377 | 123633 | |
*2022 | Animal Breed Type | Animal Sex | Sold | Column 1 |
BEEF | F | 125527 | 62220 | |
M | 9083 | 3972 | ||
DAIRY | F | 115603 | 54580 | |
M | 1208 | 522 | ||
*2022 | Total | 251421 | 121294 |
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