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Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Animal Sales

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael 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]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie 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
*Note for 2022, as 30 days has not elapsed since end of 2022 these figures are subject to change.

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