Your Parks, Your Say - the future of Ireland’s National Parks.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, is seeking to engage with the public and a wide range of stakeholders about the National Parks in Ireland.

Currently there are eight National Parks in Ireland:

• Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry
• Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí
• Wild Nephin National Park, Co. Mayo
• Connemara National Park, Co. Galway
• Burren National Park, Co. Clare
• Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal
• Wicklow Mountains National Park, Co. Wicklow
• Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath

In addition to serving as important conservation areas, the National Parks serve as important amenities for locals and visitors from further afield. With a growing number of national conservation commitments coupled with a growing number of visitors to our Parks, the NPWS is seeking to engage with the public to understand their views of the National Parks and help inform a wide range of policy decisions, including:

• Visitor Services and Amenities
• Conservation Initiatives
• Infrastructure
• Legislation
• Stakeholder Engagement

The Department is now inviting submissions in relation to the future of Ireland’s National Parks. The online survey can be accessed at the following links:

• Irish - Your Parks, Your Say
• English - Your Parks, Your Say

If you require assistance or would like a hard-copy version of the form, please email

consultation@npws.gov.ie

The closing date for receipt of submissions is 28 February 2025

Submissions received will not be individually published, but the data from submissions may be used in aggregate or statistical form in other reports. This may include the text of individual comments.

You are requested not to submit any personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information in the text fields of your response. Any personal and identifying information will be redacted prior to inclusion in any publication.

All submissions and comments submitted to the Department are subject to the provisions regarding the release of records under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014, the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007-2014 and to Data Protection legislation.

The Department’s Privacy Statement can be viewed below: