Combating Firearms Trafficking and other Firearms-Related Offences: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-17
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

I thank Senators for their contributions. I will point out an important statistic in respect of firearms in Ireland. Last year, 2025, and to date this year, there has not been one gun-related homicide in Ireland. That is a fairly extraordinary statistic. I am slightly reticent about stating it because once you say something like this, inevitably, something happens but for the past 18 months, there has not been one gun-related killing in Ireland. In fact, it could be longer than 18 months. That does not happen by accident. It happens because of the very effective and professional work of An Garda Síochána in seeking to confiscate illegally held weapons in Ireland, but also in seeking to prevent the importation of illicit weaponry into Ireland. I just want to make that point at the outset.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-17