Vol. 491 No. 3
383 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the counties where wildlife rangers are employed; their remit and responsibilities; the reason wildlife rangers have not been employed in some counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11797/98]
Wildlife rangers engaged on standard wildlife ranger duties, are based in the following counties: Donegal; Monaghan; Sligo; Mayo; Roscommon; Galway; Clare; Limerick; Kerry; Cork; Tipperary; Westmeath; Dublin; Wicklow; Laois; Carlow; Wexford.
These rangers are assigned to individual areas which they cover as a matter of routine. These areas include the greater part or in some cases all the above listed counties, as well as small parts of other adjoining counties.
With regard to the counties not listed above, rangers from adjoining counties, or supervisory grades, visit those counties as necessary to deal with particular issues arising there. I hope to recruit additional wildlife rangers in the near future.
