Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 25 Jul 1996

Vol. 468 No. 4

Written Answers. - Export of Live Horses and Donkeys.

Trevor Sargent

Question:

835 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will provide accurate statistics on the number of live horses and live donkeys exported from the Republic of Ireland in each of the years from 1990 to 1995; and if he will give the approximate number of equine animals exported illegally during that period. [15059/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

The information the Deputy seeks is set out in the tables below.

Export of Horses

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Total	6,698	5,356	4,239	2,406	2,487	2,006
EU	5,937	4,696	3,818	1,882	2,241	1,667
Non-EU	761	660	421	524	246	339

Export of Mules-Asses-Hinnies

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Total	36	226	502	127	173	0

Source: CSO Trade Statistics 1990-1995.

There are no statistics available as to the number of illegally exported equine animals, if any, exported during this period.