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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TERENURE/RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh

"To ask the Manager if there is any way of controlling the number of magpies in Tymon North Park as many residents in the Greenhills area have noted the sudden increase in their numbers and the notable decrease of small birds that have been frequenting their gardens for years and will the Manager make a statement on the issue?"

REPLY:

The Parks Department are liaising with the local Conservation/Wildlife Ranger from the National Parks & Wildlife Service and an on - site meeting has been arranged to examine this matter further.