Mr. Fergus Healy:

That would be a matter for the Defence Forces. I know from discussions about the guns which were surrendered during the prohibition in the 1970s that a large quantity of these guns are still being stored, which is a concern for the Army. It can speak for itself on this matter. In an effort to try to deal with such legacy issues I discussed these weapons with the Army, and there are serious concerns about the number of guns it is managing and holding for their owners on behalf of the State.