Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 October 2022
386. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers wholly or partly engaged in poultry production in the State; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52569/22]
View answerAccording to the preliminary results of the 2020 Census of Agriculture, carried out by the CSO, there were 6,049 farms engaged in poultry farming in the State in 2020 (most recent figures available).
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.
