Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 January 2018
249. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a licence has been issued to a club (details supplied) to host a second day of trials at Powerstown Park, Clonmel; and if so, the criteria and circumstances under which a licence was issued. [3799/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn October 2017 my Department issued a revised licence in relation to coursing under Section 34 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (as amended) to the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) on behalf of its affiliated clubs which included new and revised conditions relating to the reporting of coursing trials. One such condition condition stipulates that an individual coursing club may hold no more than one trial session but that in exceptional circumstances the ICC may apply to hold a second day’s trial.
My Department recently received a request from the ICC to hold a second day’s trial in relation the three day National Coursing Meeting which is scheduled to be held in Clonmel on 10th, 11th and 12th February. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will be conveyed to the ICC in due course.
