Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 537: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to bring legislation forward in relation to the curtailment of the carrying of knives. [4571/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990, prohibits the unlawful carrying of knives or articles which have a blade or are sharply pointed or any article made or adapted to cause injury. It is an offence for any person to have, in any public place, such knives or articles. It is also an offence to manufacture, import, sell, hire or loan such weapons. Any person found guilty of such offences is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or both. At my request the Garda Commissioner is reviewing the current legislation pertaining to offensive weapons and he will advise me of his recommendations in due course.