A leading Dublin Senator who complained about seagulls “losing the run of themselves” has said he is preparing a file for the Government to tackle the problem.
Ned O’Sullivan has said in a recent interview he stands by his comments he made in the Seanad, which attracted worldwide attention back in July.
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Senator O’Sullivan was quoted saying he was worried about children “being dispossessed of their lollipops”. He claims the media made light of a serious issue, and he will raise it again.
“I’ve done a small bit of research since. Every major city in Europe and throughout the world has a seagull programme and policy, and I’ll be raising it pretty soon in the new term in the Seanad – with perhaps a little bit more factual basis to back up what was, initially, a reaction to what I was getting from people on the streets.”
He went onto say: “I never made a specific proposal of any nature … a cull would not be something that would appeal to me … but there are lots of other alternative methods.” Mr O’Sullivan also said such policies were common in cities including Boston and Amsterdam.
