Live Exports

Thursday, 16 June 2016

Questions (240)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

240. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the European Union and non-European Union states to which Ireland has access to export live cattle, in tabular form; the new markets he will open in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16567/16]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Irish cattle have access to all EU Member States. The non-European Union countries to which live Irish cattle exports have market access currently are set out in the following table.

Member State	Third Country	Type/Health Certificate
IRELAND	LEBANON	Breeding cattle <36mts Fattening/slaughter cattle<36mts
	LIBYA	Fattening & Slaughter cattle/males<24mts
	MOROCCO	Beef cattle
	RUSSIA	Breeding Cattle
	TUNISIA	Fattening Cattle Breeding Heifers

New Markets open in 2016

Member State	Third Country	Type/Health Certificate
IRELAND	ALGERIA	Breeding Cattle Male Bovines for further feeding/immediate slaughter
	EGYPT	Slaughtering cattle
	SERBIA	Breeding and Production Cattle
	TURKEY	Cattle for fattening Cattle for slaughter Breeding Cattle (Male & Female)

The main destinations for live bovines in 2015 and to date are UK, NL, Italy, Spain and France.

My Department, in co-operation with Bord Bia and the Irish embassies have successfully opened markets in Algeria, Egypt, Serbia and Turkey this year and will continue to actively support the development of the live cattle trade. The opening of the Turkish market represents a significant achievement and comes at a very opportune time in advance of the expected larger number of stock coming to the market in late summer.