Trevor Sargent
Ceist:194 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his plans to reverse the decline in populations of the red squirrel. [14137/03]
Vol. 567 No. 3
194 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his plans to reverse the decline in populations of the red squirrel. [14137/03]
The red squirrel is a protected species under the Wildlife Acts. It is an offence to hunt or injure it or to wilfully interfere with or destroy its breeding or resting place, save under licence issued by my Department.