Written answers
Thursday, 9 November 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Weapons Amnesty
5:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the type and amount of weapons surrendered in the recent amnesty in Limerick and elsewhere. [37129/06]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the type and amount of weapons surrendered in the recent amnesty in Dublin and elsewhere. [37134/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 77 together.
I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the statistics for weapons surrendered under the Weapons Amnesty have, in the first instance, only been compiled on a national basis and work is ongoing on the compilation of the figures on a regional basis. I will write to the Deputy with the information as soon as it becomes available. A detailed breakdown of weapons surrendered to date, on a national basis, is as follows:
Description | Total |
Shotguns | 206 |
Rifles | 119 |
Musket | 1 |
Pellet Guns | 49 |
Starting Pistols | 31 |
Stun Gun | 4 |
Crossbows | 26 |
Various Knives | 105 |
Swords | 37 |
Air Pistols/Rifles/Guns | 184 |
Erma Gas Gun | 1 |
Theatre Pistol | 1 |
Grenade | 4 |
Pistols / Revolvers / Handguns | 154 |
.177 Repeater | 1 |
Replica Firearms | 27 |
Mace Spray | 1 |
Humane Killer | 1 |
Flare Gun | 1 |
Total | 953 |
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