Gay Mitchell
Ceist:103 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the number of deer and goats here in 1980, 1990 and 2000 respectively. [11431/01]
Written Answers - Livestock Numbers.
The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. However, estimates have been compiled for 1980, 1991 and 2000 from the CSO June Crops and Livestock surveys.
|
Goats* |
Deer* |
|
|
1980 |
9,100 |
N/A |
|
1991 |
17,400 |
11,600 |
|
2000** |
10,700 |
11,300 |
*The estimates relate to the number of goats and deer owned by farmers.
**Figures for 2000 are based on a preliminary analysis of a sample of the census returns.