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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 3 Dec 2002

Vol. 558 No. 4

Written Answers. - Animal Deaths.

Jerry Cowley

Question:

181 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of fallen animals as a whole from counties Mayo and Sligo taken to counties Meath, Cavan, Galway and Roscommon in 2000 and 2001. [24641/02]

The fallen animal collection scheme commenced on 1 July 2001 and the figures sought are available from that date only.

Fallen animals originating in Mayo during the July December 2001 period were sent to knackeries in the following counties:

County

Number of Fallen Animals

Meath

824

Cavan

599

Galway

386

Roscommon

10

The figures for animals originating in Sligo are as follows:

County

Number of Fallen Animals

Meath

232

Cavan

648

Galway

10

Roscommon

41

The total on farm deaths recorded on the cattle movement monitoring system, CMMS, in 2000 was 96,917 of which 4,674 were recorded for County Mayo and 1,938 were recorded for County Sligo.
The total on farm deaths recorded on CMMS in 2001 was 131,385 of which 5,504 were recorded for County Mayo and 2,344 were recorded for County Sligo.
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