Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
862. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commercial abattoirs are registered and licensed with his Department; the maximum kill capacity if all of these premises were running at full capacity for one week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/22]
View answerMy Department currently has supervisory responsibility for 50 approved slaughter establishments. A full list of these establishments and details of the approval process can be found on my Department's website at:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/foodsafetyconsumerissues/dafmapprovedestablishments.
My Department does not hold information on the ‘maximum kill capacity’ of each slaughter establishment under its supervision.
The table below sets out the total numbers of cattle, sheep and pigs presented for slaughter in approved establishments under the supervision of this Department. This data has been extracted from the Department's Animal Identification and Movement system in respect of 2021:
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Animals Presented for Slaughter – Department Supervised Slaughter Establishments |
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2021 |
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Cattle |
1,687,252 |
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Sheep |
2,501,295 |
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Pigs |
3,295,011 |
