Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2021
582. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of spent dairy cows slaughtered each year; the number of slaughterhouses accepting spent dairy cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34251/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are currently 33 slaughterhouses classifying beef carcasses. The information provided by such businesses is determined by EU legislation in this regard. The number of cows slaughtered across all 33 slaughterhouses is set out in the Table below. Slaughter figures are not broken down into either the breed or the type of cow that is slaughtered, so it is not possible to give an exact figure for spent dairy cows as requested by the Deputy.
|
Year |
Number of cows |
|
2011 |
336,398 |
|
2012 |
329,803 |
|
2013 |
367,604 |
|
2014 |
366,295 |
|
2015 |
320,620 |
|
2016 |
358,563 |
|
2017 |
374,013 |
|
2018 |
397,879 |
|
2019 |
348,143 |
|
2020 |
367,723 |
