231. Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of badgers that were killed in each of the 26 counties for each of the years from 1995 through to 2003. [5097/04]

 

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh): The following table sets out the information requested for the years 1995-2002.  The figures for 2003 are not yet available.

 

County

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

CARLOW

0

108

72

116

157

114

41

142

CAVAN

176

146

63

87

81

240

98

186

CLARE

239

219

159

151

338

286

134

183

CORK

92

138

209

500

423

323

379

525

DONEGAL

36

65

171

134

165

119

68

88

DUBLIN

0

3

0

3

32

5

0

1

GALWAY

58

105

8

40

48

76

85

83

KERRY

15

34

24

7

61

170

122

162

KILDARE

8

15

22

16

24

165

25

290

KILKENNY

307

439

366

261

297

243

209

233

LAOIS

103

306

139

139

91

135

76

191

LEITRIM

30

52

55

23

173

253

229

227

LIMERICK

22

45

32

66

87

119

18

146

LONGFORD

99

68

88

72

105

165

108

147

LOUTH

0

0

15

19

40

131

52

111

MAYO

112

65

22

31

30

173

373

424

MEATH

19

0

0

10

17

11

164

412

MONAGHAN

132

233

141

194

249

464

212

331

OFFALY

110

240

204

167

224

315

126

352

ROSCOMMON

0

236

79

45

108

186

166

413

SLIGO

84

92

56

156

124

346

219

290

TIPPERARY

161

230

126

114

303

351

199

306

WATERFORD

18

29

1

51

67

43

115

330

WESTMEATH

84

229

84

45

86

74

0

103

WEXFORD

89

21

18

17

75

98

192

181

WICKLOW

17

39

17

10

128

122

148

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

2011

3157

2171

2474

3533

4727

3558

6115