Animal Culls

31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers culled in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52311/26]

885. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline any scientific evidence his Department is in receipt of that suggests badgers contribute to the spread of bovine TB, noting that publicly available research (details supplied), does not appear to support this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34813/26]

886. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that over 80% of badgers destroyed as part of the TB eradication scheme tested negative for TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34814/26]

887. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined whether the practice of badger culling is at variance with the species’ protections under the Wildlife Act 1976; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34815/26]

888. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department imposes any restrictions on the culling of badgers during the breeding season from January to March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34816/26]

863. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Deer Management Strategy Group; the number of deer culled as a result of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/26]

32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans his Department has to control the numbers of Sika deer, which have been designated as an invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6976/26]

60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there will be an eventual end to culling badgers as a result of the rollout of TB vaccination programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6974/26]

795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress made by the deer management strategy group; the number of deer culled as a result of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/26]

393. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been culled in each county between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62705/25]

380. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate total number of deer in the State; and to outline the work of the Deer Management Strategy Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52910/25]

1526. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer culled in Wicklow from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42125/25]

2198. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will make to combat the increasing deer population in Wicklow; his targets for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42126/25]

133. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken by his Department to address the severe and growing problem of deer overpopulation across the country, including the impact on farmers and the spread of TB; if he will commit to a co-ordinated national cull and population management strategy in co-operation with the National Parks and Wildlif…

199. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been culled to date in 2025; the number that have been vaccinated for bovine TB (bTB); of those culled, the number that tested positive for bTB; if he will provide similar figures for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36433/25]

1101. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring an end to the culling of badgers by the Department, in light of scientific evidence that it is ineffective in reducing TB levels in cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29396/25]

1103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out any analysis of the impact on biodiversity of culling badgers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/25]

511. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expert and scientific studies his Department has consulted in relation to its badger cull; if he will pause the cull in light of a high number of non-TB infected badgers being killed, as well as other wildlife being killed in traps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/25]

1105. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 October 2024, to provide an update on the appointment of a deer management programme manager and the establishment of local deer management units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/25]