Written answers

Wednesday, 26 January 2005

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Wildlife Acts

9:00 pm

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1321: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions instigated by his Department against game shooters for breaches of the hunting provisions of the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 for each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1021/05]

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1322: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions initiated by his Department against game shooters for breaches of the hunting provisions of the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 which succeeded in the courts in each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1022/05]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1321 and 1322 together.

The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1323: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hunting licences issued by him to game shooters under the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 for each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1023/05]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The following table gives a breakdown of the licenses issued to game shooters under the Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 during the years in question.

Licence 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Deer 1,763 1,902 2,018 2,215 2,443
Foreshore 575 511 429 239 616
Pen-reared Game Birds 61 52 48 51 56
Out of State Shooters* 2,962 2,670 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,361 5,135 2,495 2,505 3,115
*Under the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non Residents) Act 2000, the licensing function for non-residents visiting Ireland and wishing to hunt and shoot transferred from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with effect from 1 March 2002.

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