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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: It is serious. The matter of wasting court time or costs-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: -----is of paramount importance to this committee. Given the length of time we have been here, the other members have asked plenty of questions. When An Garda Síochána came before the committee to discuss this issue, I was surprised by the lack of databases on gun ownership and, more specifically, bullets. I do not watch a large amount of television, but I do watch a lot of box...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: My question concerns bullets. Is it the case in other jurisdictions that when a firearm is licensed an agency of the state takes a record of the striations of the barrel of the gun on a bullet for record purposes so that if instances of criminality or theft take place, a weapon can be traced back to the source? I have an inter-related question on that, which is linked to what I would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: I have one follow-up question related to ballistic testing. I will have to research whether standard practice is to privatise testing, but if the licensed firearms community was asked to provide a photograph or digital record of a certain quality and a report of a certain quality to An Garda Síochána or a civilian authority at a specific cost of approximately €200 for a new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: I am not suggesting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: I wish to ask a follow-up question. Does Mr. Costello agree that it is a lot easier to change the configuration of a firing pin than a barrel? I could adjust the striations left by a firing pin in a shotgun with a nailfile in 30 seconds to make it completely unrecognisable from the record previously taken. To do the same with a barrel of a rifle or handgun is a completely different kettle...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Farrell: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take on a matter (details supplied), where a tenant in receipt of rent supplement did not pass this on to the landlord and, when this was reported to the local social welfare office on at least two occasions, payment to the tenant continued for several months; the further action she will take to more effectively prevent such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: During the process of licensing firearms, does An Garda Síochána take a sample of a bullet fired from a weapon for comparative purposes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: What are the practical uses for the .22 Walther? This firearm is available for license. Apart from target shooting, is there a sporting application for a weapon like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: Clearly, there is for the Olympic one. I understand that is an international standard. The weapon displayed is quite an old looking one. Is that the standard or is it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: I presume the modern versions of this are cosmetically different but largely the same in terms of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: The likes of the Smith & Wesson, the .38, which I understand is relatively high calibre one for a small weapon, is available and is an unrestricted weapon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: It is a restricted weapon, so a person must-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: I mentioned a shooting earlier, about which I read online. It was an international incident. I am afraid I do not know the name of the manufacturer but it was a derivative of, or was based on, the M16. As I said, this particular weapon was available in Ireland and one could license it if one chose to do so. I accept the point about the 145,000 shotgun or rifles legally held in Ireland....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: Mr. Healy outlined clearly to the committee that there is a need for further scrutiny of the legislation, or a bolstering of it. We have time to go through the consultative process, submissions and so on. I understand many people have very firm views as to the types of weapons which should be readily available to them. I know that prior to 2009, many handguns were readily available and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: It is a pertinent question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: Does the Central Statistics Office have figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: I thank our guests for coming. It is interesting to look through the booklet of photographs handed out by the deputation. I note that one of the rifles is an Overland. I am mindful of one of the comments I read in a submission from a member of the public to the committee who referenced the fact that some assault rifles had a certain militaristic look when, in fact, they were not. One of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing (17 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: I have seen a Korean-built car that looks like a Ferrari, but it is not. Let us consider some of the submissions made. A weapon that looks like an assault rifle and an assault rifle are two different things. We need to be specific about it.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Farrell: The Deputy's time has expired.