§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pigs were exported for slaughter in each of the past three years.
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§ Mr. MackieThe total number of pigs exported in each of the past three years was:
1967 1968 1969 To Irish Republic 11,735 12,535 14,014 To all other countries 1,355 764 73,788 Total 13,090 13,299 87,802 The overseas trade accounts do not distinguish between pigs exported for breeding and other purposes. My Department's port veterinary officers make returns showing the number of pigs certified fit
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 To Irish Republic … … 12,125 7,858 1,571 3,388 5,587 All other countries … … 6,651 294 168 652 21,928 Total … … 18,776 8,152 1,739 4,040 27,515 My Department's port veterinary officers make returns showing the number of pigs certified as fit to travel to the Continent for purposes other than breeding. These returns indicate that in the last quarter of 1965 about 7,400 pigs were exported for immediate slaughter. None was exported in the last quarters of 1966, 1967 and 1968; in 1969 about 17,200 were exported for immediate slaughter and about 7,700 for further fattening.