Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of legally held firearms here; and the estimated number of illegal firearms. [34999/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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An Garda Síochána have informed me that at present there are 226,533 legally held firearms in the State. The very fact that firearms are held illegally precludes statistics being available of the number of such firearms. However, the Garda Síochána take all appropriate action to ensure that illegally held firearms are seized and that the holders of such firearms are proceeded against.