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Combating Firearms Trafficking and other Firearms-Related Offences: Motion

2026-06-17 Carried Seanad Éireann Division Question put:
30Tá
6Níl
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What the debate was about

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I am here to address the Seanad with respect to Ireland's proposed opt-in to a new EU proposal for a directive on combating firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences. The proposal is intended to combat illicit firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences across the EU. Key offences covered include the illicit trafficking and manufacturing of firearms, the possession of illicit firearms and ammunition, tampering with firearms markings, and the illegal creation, possession or dissemination of 3D printing blueprints for firearms.

It focuses exclusively on criminal offences involving illicit firearms and strengthening the EU's response to firearms trafficking and related criminal activity. We should do everything necessary to avoid trafficking in firearms, including trafficking in 3D-printed firearms.

firearms 40opt 26trafficking 22directive 26illicit 14article 24opt-in 11proposal 25opting 11offences 14

Key terms by TF-IDF across 1,864 words from 6 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.

Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Senators Cathal Byrne and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Maria McCormack and Conor Murphy.

Other votes in this debate

QuestionResultTá–Níl
Amendment put: Lost 18–24
Amendment put: Lost 15–26

Tá

30
  • FG Fine Gael 12
  • FF Fianna Fáil 11
  • IND Independent 4
  • AON Aontú 1
  • LAB Labour 1
  • SD Social Democrats 1
FG Cathal Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel
FG Eileen Lynch Agricultural Panel
FG Evanne Ní Chuilinn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Garret Ahearn Administrative Panel
FG Garret Kelleher Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Joe O'Reilly Labour Panel
FG Linda Nelson Murray Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Maria Byrne Agricultural Panel
FG Mark Duffy Labour Panel
FG Noel O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG PJ Murphy Agricultural Panel
FG Paraic Brady Agricultural Panel
FF Aidan Davitt Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Alison Comyn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Anne Rabbitte Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Labour Panel
FF Mary Fitzpatrick Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Ollie Crowe Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Pat Casey Labour Panel
FF Paul Daly Agricultural Panel
FF Robbie Gallagher Labour Panel
FF Shane Curley Cultural and Educational Panel
FF Teresa Costello Agricultural Panel
IND Aubrey McCarthy University of Dublin
IND Martin Conway Administrative Panel
IND Michael McDowell National University of Ireland
IND Sharon Keogan Industrial and Commercial Panel
AON Sarah O'Reilly Agricultural Panel
LAB Nessa Cosgrove Labour Panel
SD Patricia Stephenson Labour Panel

Níl

6
  • SF Sinn Féin 5
  • IND Independent 1
SF Chris Andrews Labour Panel
SF Conor Murphy Industrial and Commercial Panel
SF Joanne Collins Agricultural Panel
SF Maria McCormack Labour Panel
SF Pauline Tully Cultural and Educational Panel
IND Frances Black Industrial and Commercial Panel

Party shown is the one each member held on 2026-06-17, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.