Dan Neville
Ceist:807 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 1 July 2009, the position regarding this matter. [30767/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 16 September 2009
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Freagraí scríofa
As the Deputy will be aware the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009, which contains restrictions on handguns, was enacted during the summer. The Department of Justice informed me that they had liaised closely with the sports shooting groups, through the Firearms Consultative Panel (FCP) over the previous 18 months and that there had been considerable discussion on many aspects of shooting sports.
My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has written to me in relation to some issues which have arisen in relation to target shooting arising from his meeting with the FCP. My Department has liaised with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on these issues and I have asked the Irish Sports Council to conduct a review regarding the impact of the legislation and consult with the relevant National Governing Bodies and shooting representative organisations to see if any changes are needed.