Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2025
340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Section 42 deer hunting licences from 2015 and 2025, by county, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62701/25]
View answer341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer that were killed under Section 42 licence for each year between 2015 and 2025, by county, type of deer, in tabular form. [62702/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together.
Data relating to permits issued and deer shot under Section 42 (serious damage) of the Wildlife Act (as amended) between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2021 is in the attached table. Data relating to the number of deer shot in Wicklow by gender is not available for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Data relating to the number of permits issued under Section 42 (serious damage) of the Wildlife Act (as amended) from 1 January to 2022 to 31 December 2024 is publicly available on the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage's open data website: opendata.housing.gov.ie/dataset/s42-licences-issued-deer-and-returns-for-2022-2024-male-and-female.
Data relating to the number of permits issued and deer shot during 2025 will not be available until 2026, this is due to the fact that permits continue to be issued and the seeking of hunting returns is ongoing.
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