Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the details of the licences provided to Dublin City Council by the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the five-year scaring programme; and the analyses over the five years that were conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to ensure that the scaring programme was effective, proportionate and economically justifiable. [37231/22]
View answerI am unaware of the details of a five-year scaring programme being run by Dublin City Council.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department has issued licences to Dublin City Council over a number of years under Section 42 of the Wildlife Acts to control protected wild birds causing serious damage. The licences that were issued in relation to gulls at Stillorgan Reservoir, Co. Dublin were on the following dates:
- 29 April 2014 - for the period 29 April 2014 to 29 April 2015
- 5 August 2015 - for the period 5 August 2015 to 5 August 2016
- 4 August 2016 - for the period 5 August 2016 to 5 August 2017
- 3 August 2017 - for the period 6 August 2017 to 6 August 2018
- 25 September 2018 - for the period 25 September 2018 to 25 September 2019
- 7 August 2019 - for the period 26 September 2019 to 25 September 2020
