Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
158. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 23 October 2024, to detail the enforcement measures for any breaches of the Curragh by-laws referenced, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44561/24]
View answer159. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many illegal encampments the Curragh Rangers have engaged with and reported for the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form. [44562/24]
View answer161. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail the enforcement measures for any breaches of the Curragh by-laws referenced in Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 23 October 2024, in tabular form. [44564/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 159 and 161 together.
The Curragh of Kildare bye-laws date from 1964 and detail the enforcement measures available in the event of a breach of same, to which I refer the Deputy for further details.
Given the range of matters covered in this legislation, it is not possible to provide general information on the total reported number of infringements. While some information is captured on specific issues, in this regard, the data requested by the Deputy is not collated in the manner requested. However, the data requested on illegal encampments can be provided and is presented below in the table.
The number of Illegal Encampments reported to the Department by Land Staff Team is set out in the table.
|
Year |
Earliest arrival / latest departure |
Number of Illegal Encampments by location |
Highest number of caravans in one location at the same time. |
|
2020 |
21 Jan / 17 Dec |
19 |
26 |
|
2021 |
Early Jan / 3 Sept |
13 |
32 |
|
2022 |
2 Feb / 10 Oct |
20 |
30 |
|
2023 |
7 Feb / 11 Sept |
15 |
28 |
|
2024 |
13 Mar / 11 Oct |
25 |
33 |
