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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: I welcome all the groups and thank them for their submissions. My first question relates to their statements, some of which used the terms "offensive", "scaremongering", "insulted" and "anger" in putting forward their case. As they were saying this, I wondered whether they understood where we and the Minister were coming from - that we are concerned that it is a public safety issue and we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: I want to commend him because he is on the front line, and we know who we are talking about. If he has concerns about persons in certain cities and certain towns and about gangs finding out who owns the legally held weapons, these are genuine concerns. My question is, do they appreciate the broader concern of society that weapons are dangerous? They use them for sports and they are very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: Mr. Flood used the word "insulted".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: About the fact that broader society has concerns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: Preserve public safety.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: I am using the United States as an example because I do not want this country to ease up on regulation and go down that road. Whether the witnesses like it or not, there is an opinion that some within their associations would like us to ease up on regulation. I am putting down a marker. It was stated that 13,935 handguns are available in the North. At the height of the Troubles, and even...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: I take Mr. Crofton's point about credible data, and it leads me to my next question. Mr. Crofton mentioned the idea of an independent risk assessment. I am very open to this because I want to see risk assessment from a legislator's point of view. What does Mr. Crofton mean by an independent risk assessment scheme and who would carry it out so that he and I would have confidence in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: So would I, on the opposite side.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: There is a crisis in our health services as well.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The Government is cheesing off nurses and teachers.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: She is not.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The Government did this two weeks ago in the primary sector. The sector was assessed independently. The Tánaiste is codding the people.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The performance of children has been poorer under the Government. The Tánaiste should read today's newspapers.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The primary sector is assessed independently by outsiders. The Tánaiste is missing the point.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: We all support reform.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The council did not consult parents.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: The Labour Party controlled Dublin City Council for the last five years.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: That is correct.
- Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: Do not go there.
- Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)
Finian McGrath: There was less poverty in 2008.