DEER MANAGEMENT POLICY VISION

Stakeholders who made submissions on the proposed Draft Deer Management Policy Vision of the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine have received the following notification from DAFM:

“Following your submission on the Deer Management Policy Vision in November 2011, and your expression of interest in participating in the Deer Management Policy Development Programme, Mr. Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, invites you to an information briefing on a ‘DEER MANAGEMENT POLICY VISION’.  The purpose of the Briefing is to outline progress since the completion of public consultation, and to discuss the process involved in developing a deer management strategy in conjunction with stakeholders”.


Venue:     Lecture Theatre, DAFM Laboratories, Backweston Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare (see below for directions)


Date:         Friday, 7th September 2012

Time:        11.00am – 13.30pm


Draft Agenda


11.00         Registration (tea/coffee)

11.30         Introduction (Shane McEntee TD, Minister of State)

11.45         Information Briefing on a ‘Deer Management Policy Vision’

13.00         Q&A

13.30         Conclusion


Stakeholders having made submissions and who wish to attend this event should contact Rod Johnstone, e-mail: rod.johnstone@agriculture.gov.ie, or Philip Carr, e-mail: philip.carr@agriculture.gov.ie, before 4.00pm Wednesday 5th September 2012.


Specific queries regarding this event or subject matter prior to the event can be sent to ciaran.nugent@agriculture.gov.ie.


Directions to the venue can be found at the following link: 

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/labservice/cvrl/virology/Directions%20to%20DAFF%20Backweston.pdf

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