Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
1321 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions instigated by his Department against game shooters for breaches of the hunting provisions of the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 for each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1021/05]
View answer1322 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of prosecutions initiated by his Department against game shooters for breaches of the hunting provisions of the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 which succeeded in the courts in each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1022/05]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1321 and 1322 together.
The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
1323 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hunting licences issued by him to game shooters under the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000 for each of the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. [1023/05]
View answerThe following table gives a breakdown of the licenses issued to game shooters under the Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 during the years in question.
|
Licence |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Deer |
1,763 |
1,902 |
2,018 |
2,215 |
2,443 |
|
Foreshore |
575 |
511 |
429 |
239 |
616 |
|
Pen-reared Game Birds |
61 |
52 |
48 |
51 |
56 |
|
Out of State Shooters* |
2,962 |
2,670 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
5,361 |
5,135 |
2,495 |
2,505 |
3,115 |
*Under the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non Residents) Act 2000, the licensing function for non-residents visiting Ireland and wishing to hunt and shoot transferred from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with effect from 1 March 2002.
