Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
222. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to protect the small remnant of ancient oakwood at the Uragh woods Special Area of Conservation from destruction by both wild and domestic grazing animals. [48932/21]
View answerNational Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) officials of my Department monitor designated sites and, in conjunction, with other public authorities, as appropriate, investigate incidents within these sites in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011.
The re-fencing of Uragh Wood Nature Reserve is intended to form part of my Capital programme for 2022. Once the fencing project is completed my Department intends to address the additional grazing pressures on the site by both domestics stock, feral goats and deer through established management techniques.
