Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 46/2023 Official bill number / year
Protection of Hares Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Whitmore · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 25 May 2023
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Wildlife Act 1976 to ban Minister from issuing licences for live hare coursing, making the practice unlawful.
- Extends full Wildlife Act 1976 protections to hares, a native Irish species historically used in coursing.
- Removes exemptions in Wildlife Act sections 26 and 34 that previously allowed hare coursing under licence.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil25 May 2023
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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