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Thursday, 13 May 2021

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Animal Welfare

Photo of Seán HaugheySeán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce measures to protect all nesting birds regardless of location or species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25316/21]

Photo of Malcolm NoonanMalcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Nesting birds are already protected under the Wildlife Act 1976, as amended.

It is an offence to wilfully destroy, injure or mutilate the nest of a protected wild bird, or to wilfully disturb a protected wild bird on or near a nest containing eggs or unflown young. It is also an offence to wilfully take or remove the nest of a protected wild bird, unless in accordance with a licence issued by the Minister.

To protect wild birds during their nesting season, Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts 1976, as amended, prohibits (with certain strict exemptions) the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation between 1 March to 31 August.

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