Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
666. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many bird of prey licences were issued for taking birds from the wild from 2014 to date; and the breakdown of taking birds from the wild licences for each of those years, by species, gender and by location, in tabular form. [14717/24]
View answerThe information is set out in the following table.
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Kestrel Wild Take |
Kestrel Wild Take |
Sparrow Hawk Wild Take |
Sparrow Hawk Wild Take |
Sparrow hawk Location |
Peregrine Wild Take |
Peregrine Wild Take |
Peregrine Location |
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Year |
Licences Issued |
Licences Fulfilled |
Licences Issued |
Licences Fulfilled |
Licences Issued |
Licences Fulfilled |
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2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2 |
1 x F |
Meath |
|
2022 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2 |
2 x F |
Longford & Clare |
|
2021 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1 |
1 F |
Longford |
|
2020* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
4 |
4 (3F;1M) |
Laois;2 x Kilkenny, Longford |
|
2018 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 x F |
Kildare |
5 |
4 (3F;1M) |
Waterford, Cork,Laois, Longford |
|
2017 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 x F |
Waterford |
7 |
3 (2F:1M) |
Longford, Kildare, Laois |
|
2016 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
1 x F |
Mayo |
3 |
2 x F |
Laois, Wexford |
|
2015 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 (1F;1M) |
Cork & Louth |
1 |
1 x F |
Laois |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 x F |
Clare & Wexford |
4 |
4 (2F;2M) |
2 x Kilkenny, Tipperary (2 x Orphan Chicks) |
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Totals |
2 |
0 |
24 |
7 |
N/A |
29 |
22 |
N/A |
*20*2020 – No Wild Take took place due to Covid-19 restrictions
