Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is appropriate that the Garda Síochána is without a dedicated firearms training range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9047/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that a dedicated firearms training range has been installed at the Garda College, Templemore and that a second similar range is being installed at a Dublin location and will be operational by April 2008. These prefabricated modular firearms ranges facilitate live fire shooting in a carefully contained indoor environment which adheres to all range safety requirements.

In addition, the Garda Síochána has two mobile firearms automated training systems for use at locations throughout the country and also has access to a total of nine Army firearms ranges around the country for the purpose of live firearms training.