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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2004

Tuesday, 18 May 2004

Questions (131)

Tony Gregory

Question:

144 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of calves under two months old exported to continental EU in 2003; the number which went to each destination country; the number of weanlings exported to continental EU in 2003 for further fattening; the number which went to each destination country; the number of other cattle which went to continental EU in 2003 for slaughter or further fattening; and the number which went to each destination country. [14235/04]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The information sought by the Deputy, as recorded by my Department's cattle movement monitoring system, is set out in the table following.

Export of bovine animals to continental EU in 2003.

Country of destination	Calves(0-61 days)	Weanlings(62-365 days)	Other cattle(over 365 days)
France	0	5	79
Netherlands	32,946	833	666
Germany	0	23	40
Italy	1,272	9,150	8,418
Greece	0	260	314
Portugal	0	42	33
Spain	24,885	51,034	11,894
Belgium	1,736	207	320
Totals	60,839	61,604	21,764