Charlie McConalogue
Question:1460. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows by county in tabular form. [36834/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 6 September 2019
1460. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows by county in tabular form. [36834/19]
View answerThe definition of suckler cows used for statistical purposes is beef cows who have calved at least once in their lifetime. The table below shows the number of suckler cows per county at the end of 2018:
2018
County |
Sucklers |
Carlow |
15,013 |
Cavan |
43,625 |
Clare |
67,299 |
Cork |
69,482 |
Donegal |
38,607 |
Dublin |
3,552 |
Galway |
96,959 |
Kerry |
43,227 |
Kildare |
16,995 |
Kilkenny |
30,966 |
Laois |
32,380 |
Leitrim |
25,591 |
Limerick |
32,493 |
Longford |
24,591 |
Louth |
11,117 |
Mayo |
71,276 |
Meath |
31,254 |
Monaghan |
30,325 |
Offaly |
29,640 |
Roscommon |
50,298 |
Sligo |
29,316 |
Tipperary |
52,594 |
Waterford |
18,959 |
Westmeath |
33,748 |
Wexford |
30,699 |
Wicklow |
21,391 |
Total |
951,397 |