Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I do not accept that the fees are high. It is an authority which has a significant body of work in the investigation and checking of applicants with regard to whether a licence should be granted. It is right and proper that the Oireachtas has given the body its authority independently of us to make decisions. It is ironic that in the House I am always asked and criticised about issues on which the House has already decided and those on the other side of the House well know this.

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