Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 June 2025
354. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the total number of live animal exports from Ireland to Morocco, Israel, and Singapore, broken down by species and age, including the total duration of travel from farm and date of export, since 1 January 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33255/25]
View answerThe information the Deputy has requested is detailed in the tables and narrative below.
Details of Cattle Exports by Dedicated Vessel to Morocco and Israel from Ireland
1 January 2024 to Date
|
Dates of export and number of vessel journeys |
Country of destination |
Total numbers of cattle exported by dedicated vessel since 1 January 2024 |
Projected average travel time from source farm /assembly centre to country of destination for each vessel journey |
|
10 March 2024 29 March 2024 17 May 2024 29 July 2024 31 August 2024 11 September 2024 1 October 2024 2 November 2024 25 November 2024 13 December 2024 28 December 2024 1 March 2025 12 dedicated vessel journeys |
Morocco |
25,808 |
5 days 14 hours |
|
11 January 2024 15 July 2024 4 February 2025 3 dedicated vessel journeys |
Israel |
7,338 |
10 days 14 hours |
Age Profile of Cattle Exported to Morocco and Israel by Dedicated Vessel since
1 January 2024
No cattle have been exported to Singapore from Ireland since 1 January 2024. In addition no horses have been exported from Ireland to Morocco, Israel or Singapore since 1 January 2024.
Exports of Cattle from Ireland to Morocco via another EU Member State and Age Profile
The table below details the number and age profile of cattle transported from Ireland by road vehicle and then by ferry from Dublin or Rosslare ports to the French port of Cherbourg and then to another EU Member State for eventual onward journey to Morocco.
No cattle were exported from Ireland to Israel using this type of journey since 1 January 2024. This information is generated from the TRACES system which is the EU online platform for animal health certification. The TRACES system indicates that the projected average journey time for these types of transports is 6 days and 6 hours.
|
Country |
0-91 days |
92 -365 days |
366 -635 days |
636 +days |
Total |
|
Israel |
0 |
2,627 |
2,395 |
2,316 |
7,338 |
|
Morocco |
0 |
4,675 |
14,111 |
7,088 |
25,808 |
|
Export Date |
No of Cattle |
|
19/09/2024 |
107 |
|
28/09/2024 |
141 |
|
03/10/2024 |
101 |
|
17/10/2024 |
93 |
|
26/10/2024 |
54 |
|
29/10/2024 |
60 |
|
31/10/2024 |
53 |
|
01/11/2024 |
56 |
|
09/11/2024 |
53 |
|
12/11/2024 |
55 |
|
13/11/2024 |
47 |
|
14/11/2024 |
163 |
|
12/11/2024 |
50 |
|
12/12/2024 |
58 |
|
09/01/2025 |
120 |
|
Total |
1211 |
|
Age profile |
No of live bovine |
|
92-365 Days |
665 |
|
366-635 Days |
532 |
|
636 + Days |
14 |
|
Total |
1211 |
Details of Exports of Dogs and Cats to Singapore, Israel and Morocco Since 1 January 2024
|
Country |
Species and Number Exported |
Species and Number Exported |
Species and Number Exported |
Species and Number Exported |
|
|
Commercial Dogs |
Non -Commercial Dogs |
Commercial Cats |
Non -Commercial Cats |
|
Singapore |
1764 |
45 |
16 |
43 |
|
Israel |
0 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
|
Morocco |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The Department does not have any information relating to the date of export or journey time for these type of species.
