Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)

I am not in favour of arms or ammunition being purchased. That is the last thing I want to happen. The best example in respect of arms relates to the fact that 46,000 people in America died as a result of the use of guns in a 12-month time period. By comparison, we in Ireland are grateful that only five people were admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds in the same period. The more we can keep away from arms and that whole area, the better. However, the problem is the change that has occurred and the imbalance that has now occurred as regards the political changes happening worldwide. That is the danger Europe now faces and must deal with.