Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
297. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the assistance her Department can provide for the development of a wildlife rehabilitation hospital and visitor centre in Fingal in view of the fact that such rescue centres are in operation throughout the UK. [50180/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is responsible for the implementation of the Wildlife Acts and the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. This legislative framework provides for the conservation of the populations of a wide range of species. In this regard, various measures are in place to conserve and, where appropriate, restore populations of threatened species. However, the core work of my Department does not include the rehabilitation of individual animals and I am not in a position to provide funding for a hospital or visitor facility.
Responsibility for the Animal Health and Welfare Act rests with my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
