Animal Welfare

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 May 2018

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Ceisteanna (89)

Catherine Martin

Ceist:

89. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if wardens in the Phoenix Park are sufficiently trained to euthanise an injured deer in the event of an accident; the way in which this process operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Commissioners of Public Works employ a Deer Keeper in the Phoenix Park. He is fully trained and carries out humane dispatches of deer when required following the OPW Deer Safe Operating Procedures which have been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.