1099 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers it acceptable that mortality figures for broilers that is birds that die before reaching the slaughterhouse are not kept by his Department, in view of the fact that high mortality rates would be an indication of poor welfare practices within certain sectors of the industry; if he will consider putting in place a monitoring system that will provide detailed figures on the numbers of birds arriving at the slaughterhouse with bone fractures, in view of the fact that this is an important animal welfare issue. [18398/12]

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1099 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers it acceptable that mortality figures for broilers that is birds that die before reaching the slaughterhouse are not kept by his Department, in view of the fact that high mortality rates would be an indication of poor welfare practices within certain sectors of the industry; if he will consider putting in place a monitoring system that will provide detailed figures on the numbers of birds arriving at the slaughterhouse with bone fractures, in view of the fact that this is an important animal welfare issue. [18398/12]

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1. 18 April 2012

   Poultry Industry

   1099 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers it acceptable that mortality figures for broilers that is birds that die before reaching the slaughterhouse are not kept by his Department, in view of the fact that high mortality rates would be an indication of poor welfare practices within certain sectors of the industry; if he will consider putting in place a monitoring system that will provide detailed figures on the numbers of birds arriving at the slaughterhouse with bone fractures, in view of the fact that this is an important animal welfare issue. [18398/12]

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