asked the Minister for Agriculture (a) the level in numerical terms of slaughtering in Ireland at meat export plants for the first nine months of (i) 1985 and (ii) 1986; and (b) the total amount of live exports for the same period.
Written Answers. - Meat Export Plants.
156.
The information requested is as follows:
(a) Slaughterings at meat export plants
|
Species |
January- September 1985 |
January- September 1986 |
|
Cattle |
779,993 |
877,771 |
|
Sheep |
939,393 |
831,496 |
|
Pigs |
1,329,109 |
1,327,867 |
(b) Live exports
|
Species |
January- September 1985 |
January- September 1986 |
|
Cattle |
234,570 |
150,084 |
|
Sheep |
72,397 |
49,058 |
|
Pigs |
50,529 |
42,540 |