The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, May 13) to discuss deer management.
The committee will hear from representatives of the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and more.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, committee chair and TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan, said the deer population creates pressures on farms across Ireland.
“They cause direct crop and grazing losses by feeding on crops and grass,” deputy Moynihan said.
“This leads to reduced silage and grazing available for livestock and damages fencing as deer move through fields.”
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Deer management the focus of Oireachtas agri committee this week – Agriland.ie