Martin Kenny
Question:265. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 14 November 2018, when a reply will issue. [51203/18]
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The information is still being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy urgently.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
The intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which is the EU-wide online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants.
Figures extracted from the TRACES system for the years requested are listed below. It should be noted that figures for any given period are usually not recorded definitely for up to a period of three months due to the nature of animal movements, and may be subject to revision for the purpose of completeness.
Sheep Imports from Northern Ireland
|
Year |
Quantity of Animals |
|
2015 |
331,753 |
|
2016 |
431,837 |
|
2017 |
491,551 |
|
2018* |
467,005 |
*Figures to the end of November.