Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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1173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the costs and work hours over the past five years associated with National Parks and Wildlife Service rangers monitoring hare coursing meetings; and if he will acknowledge that a ban on this bloodsport would allow these resources to be directed towards urgent conservation matters. [18875/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Coursing events are monitored by staff of the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department, where possible, to ensure that conditions of the licences issued are being met. Below is a table showing the number of coursing meetings monitored by NPWS staff over the past four seasons:

I have no plans to withdraw the current licences.