Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 43, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following:

"(f) is of sound mental and psychiatric health,

(g) has sufficient capacity to possess and operate a firearm responsibly and safely,".

This amendment proposes to include two additional conditions an applicant must meet before being granted a firearm certificate, namely, that he or she is of sound mental and psychiatric health and will possess and operate the firearm in a responsible and safe manner. Perhaps I should have used the more correct wording Senator Henry employs in her amendment No. 25 in referring to "a person suffering from a mental disorder as defined under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006". The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the issuing person takes into consideration whether an applicant is of sound mind. It is important that such a provision be included.