Hare Coursing

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016

Thursday, 21 July 2016

Questions (416)

Clare Daly

Question:

416. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason three reports by National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, staff on coursing events at Ardpatrick and Kilfinane on 28 and 29 November 2015, Roscommon on 26 and 27 December 2015 and Loughrea on 17 and 18 October 2015 are being withheld, having been requested in March 2016 under freedom of information by a person (details supplied) with the NPWS indicating that these reports will be released following completion of discussions with the Irish Coursing Club; the discussions taking place between the NPWS and the ICC on this matter; the reason these discussions are taking so long; if she will release the three reports in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23564/16]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

The three monitoring reports in question by officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department were not released under a Freedom of Information request as the records concerned were the subject of on-going discussions between my Department and the Irish Coursing Club. The reports will be released to the applicant following completion of these deliberations in the next few weeks.