Noel O'Flynn (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of requests received from persons (details supplied) regarding a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32393/09]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the licence to enable greyhound coursing clubs to net hares for the 2009-10 coursing season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32493/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 328 together.

My responsibilities, under the Wildlife Acts, relate to the conservation of populations of certain protected species. Where a hunting licence under the Wildlife Act 1976 is required, each licence application is dealt with individually having regard to the conservation impact on the particular species in line with the provisions of the Act.

My Department has granted licences under the Wildlife Acts to the Irish Coursing Club on behalf of their affiliated clubs to facilitate the tagging and the capture of hares in relation to the holding of coursing meetings in the coming 2009/2010 season. I have received no formal requests from the Irish Coursing Club to meet and discuss the Hare Netting Licence.