Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on supplying peace commissioners with a stamp to be used in their role, in order to make it more official and more secure than their signature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34452/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Peace commissioners are appointed under section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924. That legislation does not require that peace commissioners add a stamp to their signature, and it is not a requirement of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform that peace commissioners have a stamp. Stamps are not issued as a peace commissioner's signature is the only official requirement. I do not intend to amend the legislation relating to peace commissioners at this time but I will keep the matter under review.