FORUM MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Irish Deer Membership Forum is comprised of representatives of stakeholder interests nominated by their respective groupings and approved by the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the Minister for Arts, Heritage, the Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs. There are currently twenty members on the Forum, including an independent Chairperson. The Forum also calls on specialist advice from external sources as necessary or appropriate. The following is the list of current members of the Forum.

Name	Organisation	Sectoral Interest
Judith Annett	Countryside Consultant	Chair
Chris Fox	Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA)	Farming
Pat Hennessy	Irish Farmers Association (IFA)	Farming
Tom Short	Irish Farmers Association (IFA)	Farming
Sean Doris	National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC)	Hunting
Damian Hannigan	Wild Deer Association of Ireland	Hunting
John Fenton	Association of Game Shoot Operators (AGSO)	Hunting
Paddy Purser	Pro Silva Ireland/SIF/AIFC	Forestry
Barry Coad	Coillte Teoranta	Forestry
Sean Eustace	Unaffiliated	Ministerial Nomination
Liam M. Nolan	Deer Alliance (HCAP)	Training
Jim Walsh	Individual	Research
Declan Little	Woodlands of Ireland	Conservation
Declan O’Neill	Wicklow Deer Management Partnership	Deer Management Group
Seamus Dunne	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Government Department
James O’Keeffe	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Government Department
John O’Neill	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Government Department
Wesley Atkinson	Department of Arts, Heritage, the Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs (NPWS)	Government Department
Tim Burkitt	Independent Deer Consultant, formerly of Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (NPWS)	Individual Member
Gerry Leckey	Department of Arts, Heritage, the Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs (NPWS)	Government Department