Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
905. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were slaughtered originating from a controlled finishing units and the total number of cattle slaughtered at department approved slaughter plants in the years 2019 to 2023, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47791/23]
View answerMy Department defines certain beef herds as Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) in the context of the Bovine TB Eradication Programme.
Data in respect of CFU kill numbers at DAFM-approved plants from 2017 onwards is published on my Department's website in the section dealing with bovine birth and movement reports. The data is published under the title ‘Kill numbers at EU approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units’ and can be accessed at the following link.
gov.ie - Cattle (AIM) (www.gov.ie)
The current and historical throughput at beef plants can be sourced from the weekly and cumulative slaughter statistics which are also available on my Department’s website at the following link.
gov.ie - Beef Kill Figures (Weekly Reports) (www.gov.ie)
In addition, the annual reports on Beef Carcase Classification detail the annual slaughter volume and slaughter trends by bovine category in all Department-approved and Local Authority supervised plants, as well as listing all DAFM-approved slaughter plants. The link to those reports is:
gov.ie - EU Beef Carcase Classification Scheme (www.gov.ie).
