PQ 2489
2489. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the prevalence of broken bones in the industry internationally, he will supply the latest statistics on the number or percentage of birds that have broken bones before being sent to slaughter; the most common bone fractures suffered by the birds; if birds with broken bones are euthanised or if they are kept alive in order to maximise their egg-laying potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55157/26]
Introduced
28 July 2026
Last action
—
Status
written
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
28 July 2026
Summary
2489. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the prevalence of broken bones in the industry internationally, he will supply the latest statistics on the number or percentage of birds that have broken bones before being sent to slaughter; the most common bone fractures suffered by the birds; if birds with broken bones are euthanised or if they are kept alive in order to maximise their egg-laying potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55157/26]
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
1 official file
Animal Diseases
Animal Diseases
xml · EN · 28 July 2026
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-28/2489/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-07-28/pq_2489