Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012
314 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a club (details supplied) can purchase the shooting rights that it has leased for the past 32 years; if it will obtain maps of the areas which are included in the actual rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/12]
View answerI am advised that legal title to the shooting rights referred to by the Deputy is formally vested in the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, although my Department effectively holds the beneficial rights. While the general requirements in relation to disposal of State assets (including shooting rights) would likely necessitate that they be advertised rather than sold to any particular person or group, I understand that there are no proposals at present to sell any shooting rights which are vested in the State.
