Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the requirement for firearm certificate applicants to secure general practitioner certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy may be interested to know that Section 4 (3)(c) of the Firearms Act 1925, as inserted by Section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, provides that an applicant for a firearms certificate may be asked to give consent for any enquiries in relation to the applicant's medical history, as further information, which may be required as part of the assessment of the application.

I can inform the Deputy that Annex B of the Commissioner's Guidelines on the practical application and operation of the Firearms Acts, which are available on the Garda website, elaborate further on this matter.