Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred horses that have been slaughtered to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25993/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine maintains the central equine database which records the registration details of all equines issued with a passport by approved Passport Issuing Organisations (PIOs) in Ireland. It further records the registration details of equines resident in the country but issued with a passport by approved PIOs outside the State. The date of movement of horses to approved slaughter plants is recorded on the central database as these movements occur.

As per the central equine database, 641 thoroughbred horses have been slaughtered to-date in 2024 in a slaughter plant approved by the Department.