Jimmy Deenihan
Question:45 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to initiate a campaign to exterminate wild mink, as they are causing serious damage to wild life and livestock.
Written Answers. - Extermination of Wild Mink.
I have no plans to initiate a campaign to exterminate wild mink. Where mink cause local damage they may be killed using traps approved under the Wildlife Act, 1976, or legally held shotguns.