Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

The question refers to firearms. We have had amnesties and initiatives, all of which have failed. Does the Minister agree that there have never been so many illegal guns in this country? Will he tell the House where these guns are coming from? Are they primarily brought in by east European gangs? There is a problem with stolen legally held firearms as thousands of them have been stolen in recent times. What about republican guns coming in from Northern Ireland which do not have the same use as they had before? What initiatives will the Minister undertake to take the guns out of society because we have never had such difficulty with firearms being used on a daily and regular basis?

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