Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
594. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of prosecutions for breaches of the Wildlife Acts that were taken for each year over the past five years in each of the National Parks and Wildlife Service districts under his control; the number of those prosecutions that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/13]
View answerThere were 156 prosecution cases taken by my Department in the period 2009 to date under various provisions of the Wildlife Acts and the Habitats Regulations. Of this number, prosecutions were recorded in some 114 cases with further cases pending. The Table below shows the number of prosecutions per year broken down between the three regional divisions of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department.
PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE WILDLIFE ACTS 2009 – 2013 (TO DATE)
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Divisions |
Mid West/Mid South |
East/North East |
North/West |
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|
Year |
Number of prosecution cases taken |
Prosecutions recorded |
Number of prosecution cases taken |
Prosecutions recorded |
Number of prosecution cases taken |
Prosecutions recorded |
|
2009 |
8 |
3 |
18 |
17 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2010 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
|
2011 |
8 |
5 |
50 |
43 |
1 |
1 |
|
2012 |
5 |
4 |
25 (5 cases still pending) |
16 |
2 |
2 |
|
2013* (to date) |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
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|
Total |
36 |
23 |
111 |
85 |
9 |
6 |
