Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 46/2023

Protection of Hares Bill 2023

Agriculture & Food Climate & Environment

Sponsor: Jennifer Whitmore
Introduced: 25 May 2023
Last updated: 2 May 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Bans the Minister for Agriculture from issuing licences for hare coursing activities.
Extends Wildlife Act 1976 protections to hares, treating them as fully protected species.
Bill currently at Second Stage; specific penalties or enforcement mechanisms not detailed in long title.

Stage timeline

First Stage 33rd Dáil

25 May 2023
Second Stage 33rd Dáil

1 May 2025