Public Consultation Wild Birds Declaration 2022-2023

The current Wild Bird Declarations signed by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, allowing for the control of certain wild bird species, are due to expire on 30 April 2022. As part of its review of the Wild Birds Declarations, the Department is seeking any proposals for changes to the existing Declarations in the next iteration from 1 May 2022.

Send any comments/proposals to WildBirdDeclarations@housing.gov.ie or by post to:

Wild Bird Declarations

Wildlife Licensing Unit

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

90 North King Street

Dublin 7 D07 N7CV

Closing date is 17:00 on Monday 14 March 2022.

Respondents are advised that the survey responses are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, and the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007- 2014, and Data Protection legislation.

Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

Please note that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage may publish a summary of the survey results and may also publish anonymised data from the responses received.

A privacy statement relating to any personal data that may be provided is available for download under the Documents heading above.