Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I accept that the vast majority of firearm licenceholders do not pose a problem in terms of safety concerns and they probably never will. I am not referring to those but to those people who are the exception to the rule. The Minister exaggerated matters by referring to psychiatric assessments. I am talking about a licenceholder's GP who would be able to give an immediate assessment as to whether the licenceholder is in good health and of sound mind. I am not talking about a psychiatric assessment. I want to ensure we err on the side of safety. That is my party's reason for tabling this amendment. I hold firm to the view that in such circumstances we should always err on the side of safety. We cannot predict what might happen in the future but I would prefer if this amendment was inserted in rather than omitted from the Bill.