Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017
253. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hares coursed in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42564/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of courses run during the years in question were as follows: 8,811 during the 2014-15 season; 8,408 during the 2015-16 season and 8,278 during the 2016-17 season. To date in the 2017-18 season, four coursing meetings have been held and I am awaiting reports on these meetings.
A more detailed breakdown of the statistics is available on the website of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department at: https://www.npws.ie/licences/hare-coursing.
