Written answers
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Industry
Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farms in each county; to outline, in tabular form, the number of dairy farms with the following: less than 100 dairy cows, 101 to 150 dairy cows, 151 to 200 dairy cows, 201 to 250 dairy cows, 251 to 300 dairy cows, 301 to 350 dairy cows, 351-400 dairy cows, and farms with more than 400 dairy cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34332/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Based on the current information available to my Department the following table details the number of dairy farms in each county according to alphabetical order
| County | No of Dairy farms |
|---|---|
| Carlow | 177 |
| Cavan | 614 |
| Clare | 528 |
| Cork | 3,810 |
| Donegal | 225 |
| Dublin | 25 |
| Galway | 486 |
| Kerry | 1,403 |
| Kildare | 169 |
| Kilkenny | 888 |
| Laois | 478 |
| Leitrim | 38 |
| Limerick | 1,319 |
| Longford | 140 |
| Louth | 159 |
| Mayo | 297 |
| Meath | 474 |
| Monaghan | 569 |
| Offaly | 390 |
| Roscommon | 101 |
| Sligo | 132 |
| Tipperary | 1,714 |
| Waterford | 720 |
| Westmeath | 278 |
| Wexford | 785 |
| Wicklow | 236 |
The breakdown of the number of cows on dairy farms is described in the following table.
| Dairy cow numbers | No of dairy herds |
|---|---|
| <100 | 11,143 |
| 100-150 | 2,900 |
| 151-200 | 1,050 |
| 201-250 | 471 |
| 251-300 | 242 |
| 301-350 | 136 |
| 351-400 | 85 |
| 400+ | 128 |
Detailed information on dairy cow numbers by year is published in the June and December editions of the CSO Crops and Livestock Survey each year, which is available on the CSO website
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