Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 October 2023
183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers culled, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these badgers found dead in the snares; and the number that were alive and were killed by gunshot or other method. [44292/23]
View answerI would like to clarify that my Department does not use snares for the capture of badgers.
All badgers captured are caught using a stopped body restraint. Badgers that are dispatched, are done so in a humane manner, either by the use of a licensed firearm or by the administration of IV barbiturates by a Veterinary Inspector.
DAFM does not record if a badger is alive or dead in a restraint in a culling area. Please see tables below for number of badger culled in the cull areas for 2022 and 2023 to date
|
County |
Year 2022 |
|
Carlow |
12 |
|
Cavan |
275 |
|
Clare |
404 |
|
Cork N |
333 |
|
Cork S |
370 |
|
Donegal |
20 |
|
Dublin |
27 |
|
Galway |
329 |
|
Kerry |
348 |
|
Kildare |
176 |
|
Kilkenny |
36 |
|
Laois |
147 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
|
Limerick |
177 |
|
Longford |
0 |
|
Louth |
0 |
|
Mayo |
239 |
|
Meath |
132 |
|
Monaghan |
225 |
|
Offaly |
276 |
|
Roscommon |
278 |
|
Sligo |
220 |
|
Tipperary |
376 |
|
Waterford |
69 |
|
Westmeath |
468 |
|
Wexford |
116 |
|
Wicklow |
205 |
|
County |
Year 2023 |
|
Carlow |
0 |
|
Cavan |
226 |
|
Clare |
335 |
|
Cork N |
190 |
|
Cork S |
199 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
|
Dublin |
11 |
|
Galway |
280 |
|
Kerry |
277 |
|
Kildare |
158 |
|
Kilkenny |
51 |
|
Laois |
89 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
|
Limerick |
112 |
|
Longford |
0 |
|
Louth |
0 |
|
Mayo |
169 |
|
Meath |
117 |
|
Monaghan |
101 |
|
Offaly |
170 |
|
Roscommon |
214 |
|
Sligo |
141 |
|
Tipperary |
258 |
|
Waterford |
38 |
|
Westmeath |
364 |
|
Wexford |
94 |
|
Wicklow |
164
|
