Written answers
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Industry
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle herds in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Information available to my Department indicates that there are over 800 cattle herds in the State with 350 LSU or more. This figure includes cattle of all ages from dairy, suckler and other cattle farms.
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pig farms in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34600/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department undertook the 2022 Annual Pig Census on 23rd October 2022. The 2022 Annual Pig Census Report, providing a comprehensive breakdown of the data returned is published on my Department’s website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/0c3ec-national-pig-census/.
Table 4 of the 2022 Report provides a breakdown of pig numbers recorded in herds within specific size ranges (extract below) in 2022.
| Herd Size (no. of pigs)2022 | No. of herds2022 | Percentage of Total Herds2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 5 | 988 | 64.11 |
| 6-20 | 127 | 8.24 |
| 21 – 50 | 37 | 2.40 |
| 51 – 100 | 20 | 1.30 |
| 101 – 500 | 53 | 3.44 |
| 501 – 1000 | 53 | 3.44 |
| 1001 – 3000 | 100 | 6.49 |
| 3001 – 10,000 | 120 | 7.79 |
| >10,000 | 43 | 2.79 |
| Total | 1,541 | 100 |
A conversion of this data to livestock unit (LSU) values in not available.
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of poultry farms in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34601/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Information available to my Department indicates that there are approximately 700 poultry flocks of 280 LSU or more.
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