Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 587: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the five year management plan for deer in the Wicklow hills 2005 to 2010. [23857/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Minister's direct responsibility in relation to deer management in the Wicklow hills relates solely to the Wicklow Mountains National Park area. The primary aims of the Wicklow Mountains National Park Management Plan, which was published in 2005, are to develop and maintain the highest standards of conservation management and to facilitate appropriate educational, recreational, and community interests and activities in the park, consistent with conservation requirements. Under the Plan annual assessments are made of deer populations and deer are culled as required to ensure that sustainable grazing regimes are maintained.