Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 October 2022
387. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers wholly or partly engaged in pig production in the State in each of the years since 2016; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52570/22]
View answerThe figures below relate to the number of Pig Farms who were required to participate in the Annual Pig survey, carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), who collect data on pig numbers within the State, held by specialised producers. The data is collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.1165/2008.
No. of Specialised
pig farms
Pig Survey June 2022 345
Pig Survey June 2021 352
Pig Survey June 2020 287
Pig Survey June 2019 289
Pig Survey June 2018 275
Pig Survey June 2017 279
Pig Survey June 2016 323
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.
