Written answers
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Wildlife Control
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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655. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the licences issued under the Wildlife Act 1975 in each of the past five years in tabular form. [16735/19]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Details of the licences and permits issued by my Department in the period 2014 to 2018 under the Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended are set out in the following table.
TABLE
| Section of Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended | Details | Licences issued 2014 | Licences issued 2015 | Licences issued 2016 | Licences issued 2017 | Licences issued 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 21 | Protection of flora | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Section 22, 23 & 34 & 38 | Capture of wild birds & wild animals Capture Badgers Film/photograph wild birds/animals Retain injured animals Retain injured birds Pen reared birds Hunt protected birds to train gun dogs Examine nests, take the eggs Use of lamp | 145 29 116 44 30 99 7 60 0 | 178 29 133 149 55 95 3 55 1 | 167 28 88 136 44 89 4 64 0 | 161 0 123 136 98 90 1 67 0 | 207 16 145 101 32 69 2 64 1 |
| Section 29 | Deer hunting | 4,481 | 4,653 | 5,083 | 5,175 | 5,502 |
| Section 30 | Hunting over state foreshore/lakes | 499 | 450 | 382 | 467 | 341 |
| Section 32 | Ringing/marking protected wild birds/animals | 81 general 23 special 10 other | 80 30 4 | 86 40 0 | 112 31 0 | 89 36 4 |
| Section 26, 32, 34 | Capture and tag hares | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Section 35 | Use of lures, decoys, scarecrows | 35 | 53 | 48 | 72 | 74 |
| Section 36 | Use of mechanically propelled vehicles | 17 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 22 |
| Section 41 | -Birds of prey: possession engage in falconry -Take a bird from the wild | 432 9 | 629 7 | 689 17 | 670 8 | 566 9 |
| Section 42 | Serious damage caused by protected wild animals/birds | 355 | 459 | 501 | 559 | 678 |
| Section 48 | Wildlife dealers | 78 | 78 | 69 | 92 | 86 |
| Totals | - | 6,451 | 7,198 | 7,571 | 7,889 | 8,057 |
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