Dan Neville
Ceist:77 Mr. Neville asked the Taoiseach the number of dairy farmers in the State in each of the years, 1960 to 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000. [29584/00]
Written Answers. - Dairy Farmers.
The precise information requested by the Deputy is not available. Information is available on the number of dairy farms rather than dairy farmers.
The following table contains the number of farms with dairy cows and the number of dairy cows.
|
Year |
Farms |
Animals |
|
1975 |
133,200 |
1,379,500 |
|
1979 |
106,100 |
1,502,500 |
|
1985 |
76,800 |
1,527,700 |
|
1989 |
57,200 |
1,400,100 |
|
1995 |
42,100 |
1,267,100 |
|
1997 |
39,100 |
1,268,300 |