Poultry Industry

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 November 2013

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Ceisteanna (543, 544)

Pat Deering

Ceist:

543. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered turkey producers here. [50459/13]

Pat Deering

Ceist:

544. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of turkeys imported into the State and exported from the State in the past three years. [50460/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together.

According to records held on the Animal Health Computer System (AHCS) in my Department, there are 149 registered turkey producers. The majority of these, 144, are registered as commercial meat producers with the remaining five engaged in rearing and breeding.

The total number of turkeys imported and exported into the State in the past three years is set out in the following table. These figures are taken from the European Union's Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).

Year	No. of Turkeys Imported	No. of Turkeys Exported
2010	1,846,022	646,845
2011	1,444,274	382,327
2012	1,739,157	307,320
2013 (to end October)	817,279	137,521