asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the number of confirmed outbreaks in Ireland of swine fever, and the amount of compensation paid for slaughtered swine for each year since 1917; also, whether he can state the number of livestock in Ireland under the heads of horses, sheep, pigs and cattle respectively for the years 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - LIVE STOCK STATISTICS.
Mr. HOGAN
The answer is a long one, and with the consent of the Deputy I shall circulate it in the Official Report. Following is the answer—
SWINE FEVER.
Number of Outbreaks and Amount of Compensation paid to Owners of slaughtered Swine during each of the years 1917 to 1923 inclusive—
|
Year. |
No. of Outbreaks. |
Compensation. |
||
|
1917 |
196 |
£4,599 |
7 |
3 |
|
1918 |
39 |
£1,312 |
10 |
0 |
|
1919 |
31 |
£928 |
4 |
6 |
|
1920 |
16 |
£1,457 |
7 |
6 |
|
1921 |
130 |
£3,371 |
17 |
6 |
|
1922 |
240 |
£5,394 |
7 |
6* |
|
1923 |
184‡ |
£3,288 |
15 |
0‡ |
*Exclusive of compensation paid by Imperial Secretary's Department in respect of animals slaughtered by order of that Department in Northern Ireland.
‡Free State figures only.
NUMBER OF CERTAIN ANIMALS IN IRELAND, WITH YEARS INDICATED.
|
1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
|
|
Cattle |
5,022,860 |
5,197,226 |
5,156,625 |
4,989,362 |
|
Sheep |
3,585,598 |
3,708,264 |
3,566,621 |
3,528,797 |
|
Pigs |
982,418 |
977,152 |
1,036,726 |
1,345,651 |
|
Horses used in Agriculture and Unbroken Horses |
563,882 |
554,863 |
544,464 |
521,029 |
Note.—The total of “all horses” is not available after 1920.