Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 February 2024
96. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers and suckler farmers per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below provides data, extracted from the AIM system, on the breakdown by county of herds with dairy cows and herds with suckler cows. A suckler cow is defined for this purpose as a female bovine who is named as the dam of at least one registered calf and is of a recognised beef breed.
|
County |
Number of Herds with dairy cows |
Number of Herds with suckler cows |
|
Carlow |
256 |
628 |
|
Cavan |
894 |
2701 |
|
Clare |
841 |
3857 |
|
Cork |
4401 |
4743 |
|
Donegal |
452 |
3431 |
|
Dublin |
55 |
177 |
|
Galway |
922 |
6531 |
|
Kerry |
1703 |
3136 |
|
Kildare |
290 |
796 |
|
Kilkenny |
1055 |
1352 |
|
Laois |
698 |
1304 |
|
Leitrim |
129 |
2238 |
|
Limerick |
1708 |
2159 |
|
Longford |
279 |
1332 |
|
Louth |
238 |
533 |
|
Mayo |
564 |
5609 |
|
Meath |
723 |
1539 |
|
Monaghan |
940 |
2020 |
|
Offaly |
639 |
1297 |
|
Roscommon |
354 |
3099 |
|
Sligo |
258 |
2148 |
|
Tipperary |
2117 |
2666 |
|
Waterford |
865 |
913 |
|
Westmeath |
497 |
1507 |
|
Wexford |
991 |
1355 |
|
Wicklow |
327 |
897 |
|
Total |
22,196 |
57,968 |
Individual herds may contain both dairy and suckler animals.
