Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 October 2022
384. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals that are now in the national sheep herd; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52567/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAccording to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) December 2021 livestock survey, there were 3,991,200 ovine head in the national flock.
A large volume of historical data is also available on the CSO website, which is accessible to the public. In particular the Deputy may be interested in the CSO publication Farming since the Famine, available on the CSO website, which covers the years 1847-1996 and includes details on livestock numbers and numbers of holdings.
