Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is in the Chamber, I want to raise the serious issue of wild deer causing accidents on our roads in County Tipperary and west Waterford. From a health and safety point of view, somebody is going to be killed. The deer are causing accidents and destroying cars every day, as well as causing accidents between cars on the motorway and on the byroads. In 2015, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht initiated a survey but nothing has happened. This is a huge health and safety issue. There is also damage caused by deer to crops and farm fencing. Bucks and does, heavy animals, are being killed on the roads day and night, as well as causing huge damage. I am worried somebody will be killed.

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