Michael Noonan
Ceist:403 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cattle and sheep slaughtered at meat export plants at the end of, (a) March and (b) September for each of the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Livestock Slaughtering Numbers.
The number of cattle and sheep slaughtered at meat export plants at the end of, (a) March, (b) September and (c) December for each of the past ten years is as follows:
|
Period |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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January — March |
January — September |
January — December |
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|
Cattle |
Sheep |
Cattle |
Sheep |
Cattle |
Sheep |
|
|
1982 |
152,830 |
111,190 |
600,626 |
759,913 |
927,527 |
894,604 |
|
1983 |
175,186 |
114,970 |
623,073 |
576,074 |
979,237 |
812,147 |
|
1984 |
201,865 |
144,301 |
693,790 |
682,229 |
1,129,001 |
911,007 |
|
1985 |
206,827 |
170,401 |
780,000 |
939,393 |
1,251,284 |
1,273,310 |
|
1986 |
239,530 |
148,110 |
877,647 |
831,453 |
1,430,562 |
1,193,414 |
|
1987 |
286,734 |
174,052 |
876,728 |
958,931 |
1,342,771 |
1,306,461 |
|
1988 |
237,209 |
250,012 |
720,422 |
1,068,362 |
1,225,341 |
1,418,469 |
|
1989 |
195,399 |
347,425 |
603,706 |
1,542,162 |
1,147,250 |
2,082,213 |
|
1990 |
234,389 |
407,198 |
819,658 |
2,252,521 |
1,358,826 |
3,031,784 |
|
1991 |
283,573 |
442,168 |
962,725 |
2,517,291 |
1,496,289 |
3,246,826 |