Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of fallow deer, sika deer, red deer and muntjac deer in the country; how many of each have been killed here in the past five years; and the method of killing and the locations, by county. [39683/24]
View answerFallow, sika and red deer are all widespread and abundant in Ireland. Muntjac, which was illegally introduced into the wild in Ireland, is present in very low numbers in a limited number of counties.
Deer are hunted with rifle in accordance with S.I. No. 239/1977 (Wildlife Act, 1976 (Firearms and Ammunition) Regulations, 1977).
The table below sets out the number of Fallow, Sika, Red and Muntjac deer shot under a Section 29 licence over the last five deer hunting seasons, 2019/2020 to 2022/2023. Returns for the 2023/2024 season are ongoing.
|
County |
Fallow Deer |
Sika |
Red |
Muntjac |
|
Clare |
6120 |
413 |
1316 |
0 |
|
Cork |
3900 |
5281 |
349 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
858 |
59 |
88 |
0 |
|
Carlow |
21 |
1573 |
44 |
0 |
|
Donegal |
246 |
269 |
6722 |
22 |
|
Dublin |
418 |
3409 |
40 |
2 |
|
Galway |
12299 |
434 |
1738 |
4 |
|
Kildare |
197 |
844 |
403 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
197 |
10214 |
921 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
1327 |
299 |
213 |
0 |
|
Laois |
6916 |
251 |
94 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
463 |
491 |
464 |
0 |
|
Longford |
417 |
152 |
3 |
0 |
|
Louth |
30 |
17 |
210 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
1487 |
312 |
461 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
3929 |
161 |
2365 |
4 |
|
Meath |
194 |
78 |
1280 |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
1158 |
87 |
120 |
4 |
|
Offaly |
5213 |
92 |
230 |
0 |
|
Roscommon |
2199 |
84 |
180 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
3004 |
135 |
1167 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
17258 |
920 |
1047 |
0 |
|
Waterford |
12964 |
951 |
93 |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
2557 |
54879 |
213 |
14 |
|
Westmeath |
798 |
17 |
120 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
63 |
1436 |
6 |
0 |
