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Sheepmeat Sector

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Questions (607)

Matt Carthy

Question:

607. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported for processing in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/20]

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Intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). The following data extracted from the TRACES database represents sheep of all ages imported into Ireland for all movement purposes. 2020 data is available for Quarter 1 only.

Year 

 Quantity (Head)

 2020 (YTD 01/04/20)

 108,853

 2019

 461,522

 2018

 521,798

 2017

 492,776

 2016

 432,354

 2015

 331,795

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