Government preparing plan to control mink

Alien species management plan 'has been prioritised'

A member of the weasel family, Mink is not natural to Ireland but was imported in the 1950s as part of a commercial fur production operation. Picture: Fran Veale

A national plan to control mink and other invasive species that are posing a serious threat to the country’s biodiversity is being prepared by the Government, it was confirmed during a debate in the Senate.

Minister of State Niall Collins said the alien species management plan, part of the Programme for Government, has been prioritised.