Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2012
442. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearm licences that have been granted in each Mayo Garda District for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/12]
View answerI understand from the Garda Commissioner that the readily available statistics indicate that the total number of firearms which have been licensed since the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009, for the Mayo Division is 9,672 (as of 1st December 2012 ). Due to operational and security reasons statistics in relation to firearms are provided on a Divisional basis only. I might add that the 2009 Act replaced annual licences with three year licences.
