John O'Donoghue
Question:201 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of legally held firearms in the State for each of the past five years by county. [6323/97]
Written Answers. - Firearm Certificates.
Statistics of firearm certificates issued to residents are compiled on the basis of the year ending 31 July. The following statement sets out the number of firearm certificates issued to residents by county from 1993 to 1996 inclusive. The statistics for the year ended 31 July 1992 are not readily available.
|
County |
Year ended 31 July 1993 |
Year ended 31 July 1994 |
Year ended 31 July 1995 |
Year ended 31 July 1996 |
|
Carlow |
3,542 |
3,617 |
3,700 |
3,806 |
|
Cavan |
5,278 |
5,350 |
5,383 |
5,472 |
|
Clare |
6,765 |
6,820 |
6,851 |
6,953 |
|
Cork |
19,821 |
19,988 |
20,104 |
20,218 |
|
Donegal |
9,185 |
9,222 |
9,319 |
9,455 |
|
Dublin |
15,960 |
16,104 |
16,181 |
16,239 |
|
Galway |
12,541 |
12,671 |
12,822 |
13,049 |
|
Kerry |
7,070 |
7,254 |
7,290 |
7,401 |
|
Kildare |
7,522 |
7,685 |
7,813 |
7,951 |
|
Kilkenny |
5,627 |
5,667 |
5,753 |
5,831 |
|
Leitrim |
2,652 |
2,675 |
2,677 |
2,711 |
|
Laois |
5,152 |
5,181 |
5,203 |
5,286 |
|
Limerick |
8,414 |
8,410 |
8,483 |
8,527 |
|
Longford |
2,910 |
2,933 |
2,948 |
3,030 |
|
Louth |
4,268 |
4,300 |
4,380 |
4,458 |
|
Mayo |
8,803 |
8,866 |
8,919 |
9,057 |
|
Meath |
8,106 |
8,250 |
8,276 |
8,369 |
|
Monaghan |
5,076 |
5,110 |
5,194 |
5,280 |
|
Offaly |
5,502 |
5,567 |
5,653 |
5,760 |
|
Roscommon |
5,012 |
5,020 |
5,071 |
5,229 |
|
Sligo |
3,909 |
3,914 |
3,932 |
3,972 |
|
Tipperary |
11,720 |
11,853 |
11,976 |
12,201 |
|
Waterford |
4,947 |
4,965 |
5,043 |
5,103 |
|
Westmeath |
5,831 |
5,975 |
6,069 |
6,174 |
|
Wexford |
9,604 |
9,640 |
9,673 |
9,758 |
|
Wicklow |
6,327 |
6,412 |
6,484 |
6,596 |
|
191,544 |
193,449 |
195,188 |
197,886 |