asked the Minister for Justice whether he is aware that Mr. William Coleman, Ballinaroone, Ballyduff, Co. Waterford, has been refused a permit to keep a gun which he requires for the protection of his crops, and if he is in a position to state the grounds on which the refusal is based.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - REFUSED GUN PERMIT (COUNTY WATERFORD).
A permit to keep a gun was refused to Mr. William Coleman. Ballinaroone, Ballyduff, Co. Waterford, because he was convicted at Lismore court on the 14th February last on a charge of being in illegal possession of arms, and because, generally, he does not appear to be a person to whom it would be desirable to issue a firearms certificate.