209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the rabbit haemorrhagic disease variant two, RHD2, exclusion zone specified in the 2021-2022 hare coursing licence has been reduced from 25 km to 3 km and does not now cover the discovery of infected rabbits; and if he will revoke the coursing licence following a warning from the National Parks and Wildlife Service that the catching of hares in nets, their transportation in boxes and the collection and holding of hares in confined areas can all be considered to increase the risk of disease spread (details supplied). [44270/21]

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209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the rabbit haemorrhagic disease variant two, RHD2, exclusion zone specified in the 2021-2022 hare coursing licence has been reduced from 25 km to 3 km and does not now cover the discovery of infected rabbits; and if he will revoke the coursing licence following a warning from the National Parks and Wildlife Service that the catching of hares in nets, their transportation in boxes and the collection and holding of hares in confined areas can all be considered to increase the risk of disease spread (details supplied). [44270/21]

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