§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cattle in each of the following categories have been exported from Northern Ireland and to where in each month to the latest available date since 1 January 1983: (a) bulls, (b) cows for slaughter, (c) milk cows, (d) maiden heifers, (e) in-calf heifers, (f) fat steers, (g) fat heifers and (h) dropped calves; and in each category how many were of recognised milk breeds.
§ Dr. BoysonCustoms and Excise data on the various categories of cattle exported from Northern Ireland in each
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Cattle exported from Northern Ireland Bulls Cows for slaughter Pur bred breeding Other than pure bred for breeding or dairy purposes Fat steers Fat heifers Cows Heifers 1983 January 6 585 5 78 142 57 336 February 50 443 14 63 57 51 211 March 8 485 5 106 59 17 41 April 3 220 5 103 79 42 87 May 3 432 19 99 43 15 42 June 14 682 4 — 26 132 57 July 8 438 1 — 6 215 27 August 114 1,220 — 1 — 204 113 September 13 1,191 2 96 67 354 308 October 30 1,068 1 59 78 481 176 November 5 746 39 23 54 309 43
Year New Stretch Town or Special Stretch Leap orUnrestricted Restricted Stretch (Reported) 1978 — 30 18 19 1979 — 46 69 28 1980 — 125 45 30 1981 — 103 53 35 1982 — 96 63 30 1983 — 89 30 1 1984 14 42 9 12 Accurate angling catch returns are not available in respect of the unrestricted stretch of the River and the figures given represent only those catches reported to the Department of Agriculture. * An additional stretch of the River, downstream of the special or town stretch, was acquired for angling in 1984.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many salmon grilse were taken in the Foyle fisheries area in each of the last five years and the current year by (a) anglers, (b) draft nets, (c) drift netting and (d) fixed nets; and what were the sums received by way of licences in each of those years from (i) anglers and (ii) netsmen.
§ Dr. BoysonThe final returns for the 1984 season are not yet available but the information for the previous five years is as follows:
month since 1 January 1983 are as follows: all exports were destined for the Republic of Ireland. Also given are numbers of the various categories of cattle shipped from Northern Ireland to Great Britain in each month over the same time period. Data for milk cows, maiden heifers and dropped calves are not separately available from export and shipping statistics while numbers of in-calf heifers are available only from shipping statistics. Further, "recognised milk breeds" are not separately identified in the collected statistics.
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Bulls Cows for slaughter Pur bred breeding Other than pure bred for breeding or dairy purposes Fat steers Fat heifers Cows Heifers December — 762 4 33 36 170 63 Year 254 8,272 99 661 647 2,047 1,504 1984 January — 938 3 48 4 3 69 February 4 966 12 22 29 35 50 March 3 763 6 59 62 57 72 April 12 744 19 74 7 32 25 May 9 2,068 28 182 39 46 50 June 8 2,165 24 208 63 30 50 July 12 620 *9 37 44 85 21 August 112 1,255 — 60 16 220 35 Year to date 160 9,519 101 690 264 508 372 * Forty animals re-exported to France not included.
Home fed cattle shipped from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Bulls Cows for slaughter In-calf heifers Fat steers Fat heifers Dairy and breeding cows 1983 January 35 — 21 — 41 2 February 9 — — — 21 3 March 9 — — — — — April 2 — — — 19. — May 4 — — — — 1 June 2 — — — — — July — — — 8 10 1 August 5 — 49 — 19 — September 3 — — — 42 — October 74 — 1 16 21 14 November 8 — — — 40 — December 3 — — — 20 3 Year 154 — 71 24 233 24 1984 January 23 — — — 40 11 February — — — — 20 — March 3 — — — 21 — April — — — — — — May 7 — — — — — June 1 — — — 38 — July 1 — — — 94 — August 2 — — 20 79 — September 1 — — — 139 4 October 66 — — — 195 3 Year to date 104 — — 20 626 18