Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 11 Dec 1991

Vol. 414 No. 5

Written Answers. - Firearm Certificates.

Dick Spring

Question:

80 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice the number of shotgun certificates issued in each of the Garda districts in the past 18 months, in accordance with the Firearms Act, 1925, showing an endorsement under the Wildlife Act, 1976, to tourists shooting game birds.

Minister for Justice (Mr. Burke)

Firearm certificates for shotguns are issued to non-residents by the Wildlife Service of the Office of Public Works, on behalf of my Department. The statistics which are readily available from the Wildlife Service are as follows:

	1990	1/1-30/11/91
(a) Number of Certificates	4,213	3,329
(b) Number of second or subsequent certificates	1,028	1,089

In the case of all certificates at (a) the Wildlife Service also endorse a licence under the Wildlife Act, 1976, on the certificate for the hunting of protected wild birds and hare.