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Hare Coursing

7 questions from 2 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 17 September 2026.

7
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7 written, 0 oral
2
TDs have asked
1
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

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Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • People Before Profit-Solidarity7 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Paul Murphy
    4
  2. Ruth Coppinger
    3

Asked of

The questions

Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
297. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a report referred to in a debate (details supplied) will be released publicly. [66121/26]
Paul Murphy Written 9 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide evidence for a claim made in the Dáil by the Minister for State with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety, and Horticulture that hare coursing is worth €70 million to the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52197/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 9 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
53. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of State funding provided to hare coursing; if his Department has estimates on the revenue generated by hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52312/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1762. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on hare coursing should be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the costs and work hours over the past five years associated with National Parks and Wildlife Service rangers monitoring hare coursing meetings; and if he will acknowledge that a ban on this bloodsport would allow these resources to be directed towards urgent conservation matters. [18875/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1175. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the presence of pregnant hares at the Balbriggan and Borrisoleigh coursing meetings in November and December 2024 constituted a breach of licence condition 11 which states "pregnant hares shall not be taken under the licence"; and if so, the action being taken. [18877/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1176. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will refuse 2025-2026 hare netting licences for coursing, given that this cruel activity causes a serious disturbance to the Irish hare in that it involves removing thousands of hares from the wild and is therefore in breach of Article 15 of the EU Habitats Directive which states that "in respect of the capture or killing of …