Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023
143. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time and average response times for section 35 and 42 NWPS licences (details supplied); how many applications for same have been received; and how many have been responded to. [34579/23]
View answerLicence applications received in to the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) are processed as efficiently as possible with the current resource allocation. Many of these applications require assessment at local level and this workload is being managed in tandem with many other priorities. There is no average turnaround time for these licence applications.
So far this year the NPWS has received 763 applications under S42 of the Wildlife Acts (excluding County Wicklow) with 679 issued, refused or the application was withdrawn. They have also received 114 applications under S35 of the Wildlife Acts with 88 issued, refused or the application was withdrawn.
Individual applications do not receive an acknowledgement, however, any queries from applicants are dealt with in a timely manner, as far as possible.
