Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2026
586. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses occupied by bats in County Kerry that are designated as bat roosts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16454/26]
View answerThe information sought is not collected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department.
There are nine Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) across Kerry which are designated for the protection of lesser horseshoe bat. Details of designated sites, including mapped boundaries, are available here on the NPWS website: [www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac].
