asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (a) the average weekly factory killings of pigs for the years 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942; (b) the average weekly factory killings for the first quarter of 1943; and (c) the weekly factory killings since the 1st April, 1943.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Factory Killings of Pigs.
I am giving the Deputy the information asked for in two tabular statements which will be circulated with the Official Reports.
Following are the particulars:—
TABLE I.
Average Weekly Number of Pigs received at Bacon Factories in each of the years 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942, and in the First Quarter of the year 1943. (Compiled from figures supplied by the Department of Industry and Commerce.)
|
Period |
Average Weekly Number Received |
|
Year 1938 |
20,121 |
|
,, 1939 |
18,940 |
|
,, 1940 |
21,193 |
|
,, 1941 |
15,917 |
|
,, 1942 |
6,703 |
|
,, 1943 (First Quarter) |
5,176 |
TABLE II.
Number of Pigs received at Bacon Factories during the Period from the week ended 3rd April, 1943, to the week ended 9th October, 1943. (Extracted from figures supplied by the Department of Industry and Commerce.)
|
Week ended |
Number |
|
3rd April, 1943 |
4,433 |
|
10th ,, ,, |
4,750 |
|
17th ,, ,, |
4,273 |
|
24th ,, ,, |
4,618 |
|
1st May, ,, |
3,633 |
|
8th ,, ,, |
5,894 |
|
15th ,, ,, |
4,587 |
|
22nd ,, ,, |
5,210 |
|
29th ,, ,, |
4,211 |
|
5th June, ,, |
5,829 |
|
12th ,, ,, |
5,018 |
|
19th ,, ,, |
4,310 |
|
26th ,, ,, |
3,827 |
|
3rd July ,, |
3,804 |
|
10th ,, ,, |
3,639 |
|
17th ,, ,, |
2,986 |
|
24th ,, ,, |
2,081 |
|
31st ,, ,, |
2,371 |
|
7th Aug., ,, |
1,929 |
|
14th ,, ,, |
2,336 |
|
21st ,, ,, |
1,502 |
|
28th ,, ,, |
1,498 |
|
4th Sept., ,, |
1,731 |
|
11th ,, ,, |
1,865 |
|
18th ,, ,, |
2,108 |
|
25th ,, ,, |
2,387 |
|
2nd Oct., ,, |
2,217 |
|
9th ,, ,, |
3,576 |