Written answers
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Wildlife Regulations
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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958. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of hunting-related offences detected by, or brought to the attention of, her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29171/15]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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959. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of successful prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29172/15]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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960. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide in tabular form the number of prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences west of the River Shannon and east of the River Shannon in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29173/15]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 958 to 960, inclusive, together.
The number of successful prosecutions taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department in 2013 and 2014 relating to illegal hunting under various provisions of the Wildlife Acts are set out in the table that follows this reply. These prosecutions relate to the illegal hunting of deer, hares, badgers and wild birds.
Members of An Garda Síochána are empowered under the Wildlife Acts to investigate alleged offences and to prosecute as they see fit.
Prosecutions for illegal hunting – 2013 and 2014
| 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of prosecutions taken | 4 | 3 |
| Number of successful prosecutions | 4 | 2 |
| Location of prosecutions East/West of Shannon | All East | All East |
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