Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

I am not aware of the specific incident to which the Deputy referred but it is important to state at the outset that the majority of licensed firearms owners are very law abiding and responsible people and have legitimate and lawful uses for the firearms that they are licensed to hold. Of course, people using firearms is of concern to us. I do not have the figures here but certainly there have been times when firearms licences have been revoked because people have not abided by the rules governing the licensing of firearms. I do not have those figures here but I can certainly make them available to the committee.