Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Foxes are wild animals and can be vicious at times and do significant damage to farm animals, poultry and so on, although I know that is not the point the Deputy is raising. I am not willing to go as far as she would like, but we are doing what we can to ensure we put parameters, rules and codes of conduct in place to make sure foxhunting will be as acceptable as possible from an animal welfare perspective.

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