Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I suppose all of us here would encourage the public to be vigilant in terms of the golden eagle project and to report to the authorities any activities of an undesirable nature that they see in respect of those magnificent birds. As I have said, there is widespread support for what is being done by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

In regard to the red deer, it has always struck me as strange that the magnificent Phoenix Park in this city is populated by a herd of fallow deer. One wonders, since fallow deer are quite common, as are the sika species, whether it would be desirable in the short to medium term to consider relocating some of the Kerry deer to the Phoenix Park in order that, in our primary city park, we could have examples of that magnificent species, the Irish red deer. I think visitors to the city would like to see the native species grazing there.

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