Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
787. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hares captured from the wild for the 2022-2023 season; and how many times they were used during capture. [17153/23]
View answer788. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of hares pinned, injured and killed during the 2022-2023 season. [17154/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 787 and 788 together.
Condition 9 of the Section 34 licence to capture hares states that any hare captured pursuant to the licence may not be coursed or trialled more than once on the same day, and that all necessary arrangements shall be made to ensure that hares that have been coursed or trialled can be readily identified to ensure that this condition is rigidly observed.
The number of hares captured from the wild for the 2022-2023 coursing season was 3,398. The total number of courses run was 6,436. The number of hares that were pinned was 104. 17 hares were injured and 13 hares died.
