Increase in urban foxes ‘causing problems’

The apparent growth in the number of urban foxes is causing problems in many respects, the Dáil has heard.

Dublin South West Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy asked Minister for Rural Affairs Heather Humphreys if her department had conducted a census of urban foxes and if it has any plan to address this issue.

Ms Humphreys said the fox is one of the most common and widely distributed mammals in Ireland.