Written answers
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Data
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many suckler herds there are currently; if a breakdown will be provided on how many herds there are with less than 15, between 16-30, between 31-100, and 101 cows and above, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14140/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below shows numbers of herds with sucklers in the herd size categories requested, as recorded on the Department's databases, as of 31 December 2023. A suckler is defined as a female bovine of beef breed that is registered as the dam of at least 1 beef breed calf, where the calf was born on or before 31 December 2023.
| 1 to 15 | 16 to 30 | 31 to 100 | 101+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of herds | 39,442 | 12,085 | 5,809 | 149 | 57,485 |
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