Dáil Éireann - Volume 616 - 08 March, 2006

Written Answers. - Wildlife Protection.

Mr. Gregory Mr. Gregory

  214. Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hares captured from the wild for the 2005 to 2006 coursing season which had previously been caught, marked and released by coursing clubs. [9706/06]

Mr. Roche Mr. Roche

  Mr. Roche: The information sought is not available in my Department.

Mr. Gregory Mr. Gregory

  215. Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action being taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to end the sale of unlawful glue traps from retail outlets here. [9707/06]

Mr. Roche Mr. Roche

765

  Mr. Roche: Sale or possession of glue traps, other than in accordance [765] with a licence issued by my Department, is prohibited under the Wildlife Act 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003. No licences are currently in force to permit the sale or possession of such traps.

My Department has, over the past 18 months, been involved in two court cases involving the unlawful possession of rodent glue traps. Recently a substantial quantity of mouse glue was seized at Dublin Port and a prosecution is being prepared. My Department is in contact with a major importer and distributor of these traps with a view to arranging the recall and destruction of all such traps.

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