Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 May 2018
45. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hares dying at coursing clubs by club in 2017 and to date in 2018; if post mortems have been carried out in all cases; the number which had pre-existing conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19896/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFigures available to my Department from the Irish Coursing Club indicate that during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 hare coursing seasons the number of hares that died at coursing meetings was 26 and 24 respectively. The reports generated by the Irish Coursing Club and the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, which would include information to identify the coursing clubs where hares died and if post mortems were carried out, are available on the website of the NPWS at www.npws.ie.
