Countryside Alliance Ireland - love the countryside

Under the terms of the EU Birds Directive, all EU member States, including Ireland, are bound to take measures to protect all wild birds and their habitats. The Directive allows member States to make derogations from its protective measures where certain wild bird species covered by the declaration are causing damage to crops, livestock and fauna or represent a threat to public health or to air safety. The declarations, which are attached, renew the derogations for the period May to August 2010 and exclude the use of meat baits for the purposes of the control of certain wild bird pest species by means of poison which was introduced with effect from 1st January, 2008.

The Minister has signed 4 declarations for the 4 month period May to August 2010 for the provinces of Connaught, Leinster, Munster and the administrative counties of Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.    A separate countrywide derogation is issued in respect of air safety.

Declaration regarding Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan (pdf, 626 kb)

Declaration regarding Leinster (pdf, 623 kb)

Declaration regarding Munster (pdf, 627 kb)

Declaration regarding Connaught (pdf, 616 kb)

Declaration regarding species representing a threat to air safety (pdf, 214 kb)