Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearms seized by gardaí in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [9032/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The Garda Commissioner is, in accordance with section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, responsible for the direction and control of An Garda Síochána, including operational issues, as well as the administration and business of An Garda Síochána.

The following table, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, details the number of suspected firearms submitted for examination to the Ballistics Section at the Garda National Technical Bureau in the years 2018, 2019 and this year to 28May 2020. Not all such items are found to be firearms, upon examination.

As the Deputy will appreciate, all firearms are dealt with in accordance with relevant legislation, after examination.