Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department subsequently provided a separate submission to him on the Interim Report, the Minority Report and the review of the Minority Report made by the Chair of the Gulls Committee with regard to the briefing notes provided to him by his Department in respect of the 2020-2021 State-wide wild bird declarations (details supplied); and if a separate submission was provided, if he will provide a copy of same. [46601/21]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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My officials will make arrangements to contact the Deputy directly to furnish the submission on the Interim Report, the Minority Report and the review of the Minority Report made by the Chair of the Gulls Committee to undertake a review of the issues surrounding the impact of gulls in urban areas.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the recommendation has not yet been implemented with regard to a report (details supplied) specifically its recommendation at 7.2.13 which states that updated declarations should be published before existing declarations expire; and if he will provide a committed date ahead of the 2022-2023 State-wide derogations declarations by which it will be implemented. [46602/21]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) on the conservation of wild birds is implemented in Ireland, inter alia, under the Wildlife Acts. Under the terms of the Directive all Member States of the EU are bound to take measures to protect all wild birds and their habitats. The Directive prohibits, inter alia, the deliberate killing or capture of wild birds by any method, the removal of nests or the taking of eggs.

Under Article 9(1)(a) Member States may derogate in the interests of: public health and safety; air safety; and to prevent serious damage to crops, livestock, forests, fisheries and water; and for the protection of flora and fauna.

There are two general Declarations made annually, to permit the capture or killing of specified species of wild birds or the taking of nests or eggs of certain gulls:

1. One State-wide Declaration in relation to threats to public health and safety, the spread of animal diseases, serious damage to livestock, damage to livestock feedlots, serious damage to arable crops including cereals, legumes and brassicas, contamination of food storage

2. One Declaration for the State in relation to air safety.

The 2021-2022 Declaration was signed on 30 April 2021, before the previous one had expired.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 348, 349, 350 and 351 of 13 July 2021, if he will provide a copy of the report that was provided to his Department by the chairperson that appears to have enabled his Department to conclude that the recommendations in the interim report are finally agreed. [46603/21]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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My officials will make arrangements to contact the Deputy directly to furnish a copy of the report that was provided by the Chairperson in relation to Interim Report on the Consultative Committee to undertake a review of the issues surrounding the impact of gulls in urban areas.