155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 11 May 2021, when he will acknowledge that the derogation allowing the year-round shooting of wood pigeons breaches articles 7 and 9 of the EU Birds Directive given there is no scientific evidence that wood pigeons cause serious damage to crops in Ireland and that the NPWS has expressed concern regarding the negative impact wood pigeon shooting is having on the protected and threatened stock dove species; and if he will review his previous reply in view of same. [28946/21]

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155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 11 May 2021, when he will acknowledge that the derogation allowing the year-round shooting of wood pigeons breaches articles 7 and 9 of the EU Birds Directive given there is no scientific evidence that wood pigeons cause serious damage to crops in Ireland and that the NPWS has expressed concern regarding the negative impact wood pigeon shooting is having on the protected and threatened stock dove species; and if he will review his previous reply in view of same. [28946/21]

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