Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2005
436 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of breeders in each of the bloodstock, greyhound, poultry, beef and pig industries in each of the past five years; the overall number of breeders in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20744/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Central Statistics Office does not use the category "breeder" in the collection of agricultural statistics. However, the 2000 census of agriculture shows the number of farms that kept breeding animal in the following categories:
|
No. of farms |
|
|
Thoroughbred Broodmares |
4,397 |
|
Poultry — breeding birds |
635 |
|
Pigs — breeding females |
913 |
|
Boars |
607 |
|
Cows (non-dairy) |
83,627 |
Annual data on the number of farms in each category are not published by the CSO.
437 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of producers in each of the bloodstock, beef, pig and poultry industries in each of the past five years; the overall number of producers in agriculture in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20745/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe most recent data on the number of farms in the cattle, pig and poultry sectors is available from the census of agriculture, 2000, published by the Central Statistics Office, and is as follows:
|
Number of Farms |
|
|
Cattle |
124,108 |
|
Pigs |
1,280 |
|
Poultry |
10,652 |
|
Total |
141,527 |
This is the latest data available and there are no figures in respect of the bloodstock sector.
