Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2024
587. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle sold through livestock marts in County Cork that were subsequently slaughtered within 20 days; the number that were not subsequently slaughtered within 20 days, for 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29750/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of cattle sales in 2023 through livestock marts in County Cork was 198,091. These sales related to 193,054 individual animals (some of these animals moved through livestock marts more than once).
Of the 193,054 individual cattle traded through livestock marts in County Cork 20,322 were slaughtered within 20 days of being sold at the mart. The remainder typically would have moved to farms for production, been slaughtered at a later date or exported.
