Vol. 491 No. 3
204 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff in each of the county veterinary offices; the number of herd owners in each veterinary office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934/98]
The information on staffing numbers in each of the county veterinary offices was provided in the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 28 April 1998. The information requested on the number of herd owners in each county is set out in the following table.
|
County |
Number of herds in county |
|
Carlow |
1,688 |
|
Cavan |
5,919 |
|
Clare |
7,281 |
|
Cork N/E |
6,959 |
|
Cork S/W |
7,951 |
|
Donegal |
7,501 |
|
Dublin |
635 |
|
Galway |
14,423 |
|
Kerry |
8,807 |
|
Kildare |
2,470 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,792 |
|
Laois |
3,402 |
|
Leitrim |
3,952 |
|
Limerick |
7,100 |
|
Longford |
2,981 |
|
Louth |
1,632 |
|
Mayo |
12,723 |
|
Meath |
4,809 |
|
Monaghan |
4,832 |
|
Offaly |
3,707 |
|
Roscommon |
6,829 |
|
Sligo |
4,829 |
|
Tipperary South |
4,168 |
|
Tipperary North |
4,161 |
|
Waterford |
2,799 |
|
Westmeath |
3,631 |
|
Wexford |
4,048 |
|
Wicklow East |
1,358 |
|
Wicklow West |
729 |
|
Total |
145,116 |
