Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 May 2018
187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strength of the national beef, dairy and pig herds and the sheep flock; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23955/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe CSO's June Livestock Survey includes the information below for the years 2007-2017:
|
000 head |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Total cattle |
6,891 |
6,902 |
6,891 |
6,607 |
6,493 |
|
- of which: Dairy cows |
1,090 |
1,095 |
1,097 |
1,071 |
1,117 |
|
-of which: Other cows |
1,207 |
1,220 |
1,204 |
1,158 |
1,123 |
|
Total sheep |
5,522 |
5,061 |
4,778 |
4,745 |
4,830 |
|
of which: Ewes |
2,854 |
2,614 |
2,451 |
2,450 |
2,435 |
|
Total pigs |
1,588 |
1,462 |
1,385 |
1,516 |
1,549 |
|
of which: Female breeding pigs |
164 |
156 |
147 |
160 |
155 |
table ctd.
|
000 head |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Total cattle |
6,754 |
6,903 |
6,926 |
6,964 |
7,221 |
7,364 |
|
- of which: Dairy cows |
1,141 |
1,163 |
1,226 |
1,296 |
1,398 |
1,433 |
|
-of which: Other cows |
1,149 |
1,150 |
1,129 |
1,076 |
1,104 |
1,081 |
|
Total sheep |
5,170 |
5,007 |
5,097 |
5,139 |
5,179 |
5,197 |
|
of which: Ewes |
2,589 |
2,568 |
2,514 |
2,488 |
2,505 |
2,515 |
|
Total pigs |
1,571 |
1,553 |
1,555 |
1,537 |
1,594 |
1,557 |
|
of which: Female breeding pigs |
145 |
147 |
150 |
148 |
149 |
143 |
More detailed data from the CSO's June and December Livestock Surveys each year is available at the following link: https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/agricultureandfishing/.
