asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the number of cormorants for which the Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Ballyshannon, Letterkenny, Lismore, Connemara and Ballinakill Boards of Fishery Conservators paid bounties for the years 1960-1974 inclusive.
Written Answers. - Cormorant Bounties.
157.
As much information as is available in this matter has been ascertained from the boards of conservators concerned and details are set out hereunder:
|
Board of Conservators |
Notes |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
|
Wexford |
(1) |
42 |
86 |
N/A |
N/A |
122 |
118 |
133 |
63 |
64 |
48 |
46 |
167 |
98 |
161 |
184 |
|
Waterford |
N/A |
89 |
74 |
83 |
62 |
50 |
31 |
38 |
29 |
38 |
10 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Cork |
(2) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Limerick |
77 |
9 |
40 |
15 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
14 |
9 |
29 |
35 |
28 |
23 |
1 |
102 |
|
|
Galway |
(2) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sligo |
620 |
749 |
60 |
6 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
375 |
Nil |
504 |
Nil |
25 |
30 |
32 |
6 |
|
|
Ballyshannon |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
17 |
7 |
Nil |
4 |
|
|
Letterkenny |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
62 |
78 |
|
|
Lismore |
97 |
68 |
139 |
86 |
75 |
62 |
132 |
154 |
4 |
42 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
25 |
16 |
|
|
Connemara |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
290 |
380 |
|
|
Ballinakill |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
258 |
134 |
Notes: (1) The abbreviation N/A indicates that records for the year in question are not available.
(2) Separate records are not kept by the Cork and Galway Boards in respect of bounties paid on individual species of predators.