PQ 280
280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the granting of licenses for the hunting of woodcock, now red listed due to a decline in breeding population in Ireland, and considered in decline in Europe, will be paused to allow a thorough assessment of the population and the impact of this hunting on the native population before the next season opens. [7040/26]
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280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the granting of licenses for the hunting of woodcock, now red listed due to a decline in breeding population in Ireland, and considered in decline in Europe, will be paused to allow a thorough assessment of the population and the impact of this hunting on the native population before the next season opens. [7040/26]
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