Consultation
Public Consultation on the Management of Deer in Ireland
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Published on
Open for submissions from
Submissions closed
Last updated on
Consultation is closed
The Irish Deer Management Forum (IDMF) was first established in 2014 with the last meeting held in 2018. A Deer Management Strategy Group made up of the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM), National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coillte, has been re-established earlier this year. The group is tasked with developing a sustainable deer management strategy for Ireland in consultation with stakeholders.
The purpose of this consultation is to gather views on key issues relating to deer management in Ireland, seeking views on the impact of increasing deer numbers on a variety of issues such as forestry, animal health and welfare, biodiversity, road safety and the welfare of the deer themselves. We are also seeking views on potential solutions and barriers / constraints to these solutions. The group are requesting the views of all stakeholders as we aim to create a sustainable and effective deer management strategy for both the present and future. The engagement of key stakeholders and the wider public will be key to the development, finalisation and implementation of this Strategy.
We are inviting any interested individuals, groups or organisations to share their views on deer management in Ireland. You can do this by completing the online survey below.
The survey is available at this link.
The survey is hosted on EUsurvey/, a survey platform that is supported by the European Commission. Please use Chrome/Edge/Safari/Firefox browsers to complete the online survey. You will have an opportunity to expand on any issues of particular concern to you in the last question.
The Closing Date for Submissions is: 10 February 2023 at 5pm.
The information provided by respondents will inform the development of a national deer management strategy. Please note that submissions received may be made available (without personal information) on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s website and may be shared. In any event, all submissions received will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection legislation.
All submissions and comments submitted to the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014 and the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007- 2014. Submissions are also subject to 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.