Maureen O'Sullivan
Question:655. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the licences issued under the Wildlife Act 1975 in each of the past five years in tabular form. [16735/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2019
655. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the licences issued under the Wildlife Act 1975 in each of the past five years in tabular form. [16735/19]
View answerDetails of the licences and permits issued by my Department in the period 2014 to 2018 under the Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended are set out in the following table.
TABLE
Section of Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended |
Details |
Licences issued 2014
|
Licences issued 2015 |
Licences issued 2016 |
Licences issued 2017 |
Licences issued 2018 |
Section 21 |
Protection of flora |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Section 22, 23 & 34 & 38 |
Capture of wild birds & wild animals Capture Badgers Film/photograph wild birds/animals Retain injured animals Retain injured birds Pen reared birds Hunt protected birds to train gun dogs Examine nests, take the eggs Use of lamp |
145
29
116 44 30 99
7 60 0 |
178
29
133 149 55 95
3 55 1 |
167
28
88 136 44 89
4 64 0 |
161
0
123 136 98 90
1 67 0 |
207
16
145 101 32 69
2 64 1 |
Section 29 |
Deer hunting |
4,481 |
4,653 |
5,083 |
5,175 |
5,502 |
Section 30 |
Hunting over state foreshore/lakes |
499 |
450 |
382 |
467 |
341 |
Section 32 |
Ringing/marking protected wild birds/animals |
81 general 23 special 10 other |
80 30 4 |
86 40 0 |
112 31 0 |
89 36 4 |
Section 26, 32, 34 |
Capture and tag hares |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Section 35 |
Use of lures, decoys, scarecrows |
35 |
53 |
48 |
72 |
74 |
Section 36 |
Use of mechanically propelled vehicles |
17 |
42 |
23 |
14 |
22 |
Section 41 |
-Birds of prey: possession engage in falconry -Take a bird from the wild |
432 9 |
629 7 |
689 17 |
670 8 |
566 9 |
Section 42 |
Serious damage caused by protected wild animals/birds |
355 |
459 |
501 |
559 |
678 |
Section 48 |
Wildlife dealers |
78 |
78 |
69 |
92 |
86 |
Totals |
- |
6,451 |
7,198 |
7,571 |
7,889 |
8,057 |