Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Conroy for that answer. Mr. Tope referred to the significant investment to upgrade clubs' security facilities and those of anybody who has licensed weaponry, and this was touched on in a number of the presentations. One could say there is a greater threat from illegally held firearms and there seem to be a lot more of them in this country. Irrespective of the outcome of this, things cannot say the same because we cannot keep having 600 or 700 court cases. I am not a member of this committee, which has to decide on things, but I very much support the calls for an independent licensing committee and authority. I welcome the opportunity to make my points.