Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
960. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many suckler herds there are currently; if a breakdown will be provided on how many herds there are with less than 15, between 16-30, between 31-100, and 101 cows and above, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14140/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below shows numbers of herds with sucklers in the herd size categories requested, as recorded on the Department's databases, as of 31 December 2023. A suckler is defined as a female bovine of beef breed that is registered as the dam of at least 1 beef breed calf, where the calf was born on or before 31 December 2023.
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1 to 15 |
16 to 30 |
31 to 100 |
101+ |
Total |
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Number of herds |
39,442 |
12,085 |
5,809 |
149 |
57,485 |
