Peadar Tóibín
Question:952. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current cattle, sheep and pig population in each county in the State, in tabular form. [27711/23]
View answerTuesday, 13 June 2023
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The information requested is set out in the table below.
• The bovine population figures are as of 31st December 2022.
• Sheep population figures are form the annual sheep census which took place on 31st December 2022 and are based on returns received by 28th April 2023.
• Pig population figures are from the annual pig census which took place on 23rd October 2022 and are based on returns received by 24th April 2023.
|
County |
Cattle |
Sheep |
Pigs |
|
Carlow |
99,365 |
105,410 |
43,248 |
|
Cavan |
225,198 |
89,651 |
314,418 |
|
Clare |
257,593 |
30,380 |
6,223 |
|
Cork |
975,801 |
197,947 |
270,558 |
|
Donegal |
172,073 |
541,063 |
52,360 |
|
Dublin |
19,415 |
26,826 |
46 |
|
Galway |
401,921 |
442,851 |
2,875 |
|
Kerry |
305,859 |
344,162 |
36,875 |
|
Kildare |
125,325 |
108,037 |
26,405 |
|
Kilkenny |
338,644 |
64,195 |
48,838 |
|
Laois |
245,707 |
45,805 |
43,484 |
|
Leitrim |
65,980 |
129,004 |
3,518 |
|
Limerick |
382,756 |
21,727 |
50,054 |
|
Longford |
109,056 |
44,844 |
76,739 |
|
Louth |
89,522 |
60,296 |
10,447 |
|
Mayo |
238,003 |
462,541 |
19,061 |
|
Meath |
277,345 |
162,109 |
44,094 |
|
Monaghan |
206,406 |
56,062 |
37,075 |
|
Offaly |
231,003 |
72,690 |
85,301 |
|
Roscommon |
186,580 |
191,043 |
21,664 |
|
Sligo |
97,013 |
151,020 |
7,564 |
|
Tipperary |
616,334 |
125,243 |
170,604 |
|
Waterford |
238,333 |
66,449 |
104,301 |
|
Westmeath |
198,455 |
88,990 |
97,880 |
|
Wexford |
284,166 |
148,066 |
61,393 |
|
Wicklow |
116,746 |
234,160 |
5,116 |
|
Total |
6,504,599 |
4,010,571 |
1,640,141 |