Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expert advice sought by Waterford City Council from his Department in terms of preserving and maintaining the unique feral urban goat herd whose habitat is the Bilberry Rock and Coady's Pond. [40391/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Feral goats are not afforded protection under the Wildlife Acts and my Department is not in a position to provide expert advice on their preservation. The question of protecting this herd of goats as an element of Waterford City's biodiversity would be a matter for the City Council to consider.