Animal Welfare

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Questions (394)

Paul Murphy

Question:

394. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1284 of 17 January 2024, received from HRI if he will instruct HRI to provide a breakdown of the ages of the horses sent to slaughter. [9004/24]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The information the Deputy has requested in the relation to the age profile of thoroughbred horses slaughtered at facilities approved by my Department in 2023 is detailed in the table below.

Thoroughbreds sent to slaughter in 2023

Age Category M = Months	Number of Thoroughbreds
0 – 6 M	0
6 – 12 M	0
12 – 18 M	16
18 – 24 M	33
24 – 30 M	42
30 – 36 M	58
36 – 42 M	107
42 – 48 M	86
48 – 54 M	91
54 – 60 M	113
60 – 66 M	92
66 – 72 M	76
72 – 78 M	66
78 – 84 M	53
84 – 96 M	70
96 – 108 M	41
108 – 120 M	40
120 – 132 M	36
132 – 144 M	29
144 – 156 M	26
156 – 168 M	29
168 – 180 M	38
180 – 192 M	41
192 – 252 M	180
252 – 312 M	58
312 – 372 M	7
372 – 432 M	0
TOTAL	1428