Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will respond to this Deputy's recent question regarding the number of handguns licensed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can now inform the Deputy that to date (valid to 11th October 2010), there have been 998 Firearm Certificates issued under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 in respect of handguns, 599 of which are classified as non-restricted handguns, with 389 classified as restricted handguns.

While the Act did provide in certain circumstances for the issuing of licenses for restricted handguns which were in the possession of persons prior to the 19th of November 2008, no licenses can be issued in respect of new restricted handguns after that date.