Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
2021. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from controlled finishing units for the months of October, November and December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2475/22]
View answerControlled Finishing Units (CFUs) as part of the bovine TB Eradication Programme are subject to enhanced biosecurity measures and can only sell direct to slaughter.
Data in respect of animals from CFUs slaughtered, as well as other data, are published and regularly updated on my Department's section of the gov.ie website. See the link below for the current figures available.
www.gov.ie/en/collection/f55f2-bovine-birth-and-movements-monthly-reports/#kill-numbers-at-eu-approved-slaughter-plants-originating-in-controlled-finishing-units
The following table shows the number of cattle and percentage slaughtered at EU approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units for the months of October, November and December 2021 when compared with total kill number at EU approved slaughter plants.
|
Month |
Total Kill Numbers at EU Approved Slaughter Plants |
Kill Numbers at EU approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units |
|
|
October |
149,708 |
27,000 |
|
|
November |
160,590 |
31,500 |
|
|
December |
132,786 |
33,000 |
|
