Livestock Industry.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2005

Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Ceisteanna (420)

Jack Wall

Ceist:

441 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the percentage of Irish produce sold on the market here in each of the past five years in each of the bloodstock, beef, poultry and pig industries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20749/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mary Coughlan)

The following tables show the figures published by the CSO for the last five years for which statistics are available:

Beef & Veal.

Year	Meat Supplies (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use as a % of Meat Supplies
1998	605	67	11
1999	651	64	10
2000	588	62	11
2001	594	66	11
2002	556	69	12

Pigmeat.

Year	Meat Supplies (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use as a % of Meat Supplies
1998	276	151	55
1999	285	155	54
2000	274	150	55
2001	291	151	52
2002	281	150	53

Poultry.

Year	Meat Supplies (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use (000 tonnes)	Meat Products for Domestic Use as a % of Meat Supplies
1998	149	110	74
1999	163	124	76
2000	164	127	77
2001	162	117	72
2002	159	119	75

Source: CSO Meat Supply Balance.

The following are the figures for bloodstock registered and the numbers sold at the two main auctions for the last five years:

Bloodstock.

Year	Foals Registered by Weatherbys	Total sales at Goffs / Tattersalls
2000	8,793	5,870
2001	9,452	6,241
2002	10,214	6,404
2003	10,574	6,305
2004	10,992	6,575