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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Does Mr. Dennehy have a second point that he would like to make?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: It is very subjective. Mr. Tope indicated that he wanted to respond to Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn also.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Mr. Costello wants to respond to Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: "Firearm".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: We also discussed the idea of centralised authority this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Language is important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: We will have to discuss that among ourselves afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: We will eventually finalise a report with a number of recommendations from this committee to the Minister on how this committee would wish to see things proceeding. So far, we have a good record of being listened to. We have produced a number of reports and submissions on various topics. It is an all-party committee and we try to reach a consensus as best we can on how we proceed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: You must be careful to remember the caution I mentioned at the start of the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: We hope that this will lead to a further engagement and so forth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: I welcome Deputy Heydon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: A question, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: We will get the witnesses to answer that question first and then we will come back to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Would Mr. Dennehy like to respond again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Is it being proposed that Santa Claus be jailed? Consolidation of legislation happens now and again, but it is usually very complex and takes quite a while. However, we will examine the Law Reform Commission report and others. If there are other such documents available, I invite the witnesses to make them available to the clerk to the committee. Obviously there is a lot of work to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: I can feel a recommendation coming on here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Any toy shop.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: This is getting more complex as we go along.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: This morning we spoke about having a record of ballistics for all firearms, rifles and pistols. I take it shotguns do not apply. Obviously it would not work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)
David Stanton: Yes.