Vol. 518 No. 4
149 Mr. D. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of live cattle exports for the first quarter of 2000; the destination countries; and the comparable figure for the past three years. [11893/00]
According to records maintained by my Department, data relating to live exports of cattle for the first three months of each of the years 1997 to 2000 are set in the following table.
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
|
Belgium |
36 |
750 |
1,529 |
595 |
|
France |
– |
7 |
466 |
3,474 |
|
G Britain |
460 |
39 |
82 |
– |
|
Germany |
2 |
– |
69 |
– |
|
Greece |
51 |
– |
– |
35 |
|
Italy |
1,311 |
3,437 |
12,131 |
16,249 |
|
N Ireland |
6,087 |
2,686 |
1,697 |
9,786 |
|
Netherlands |
2 |
4,019 |
8,934 |
12,960 |
|
Spain |
1,133 |
13,787 |
40,101 |
47,967 |
|
Lebanon |
– |
4,907 |
19,425 |
21,580 |
|
Egypt |
3,298 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Totals |
12,380 |
29,632 |
84,434 |
112,646 |
