173 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that have been raised at recent community meetings at the proliferation of gold shops and gold trader operations across the Dublin region; if there is any licensing procedure in place for the establishment and operation of gold shops, on-street or door-to-door gold trading operations; if there is no licensing procedure in place if he will introduce legislation to facilitate a licensing system for this trade; if there is an invigilation procedure in place for the items of jewellery and other gold products that are received by these businesses as it has been alleged that the proceeds of house break-ins are perhaps turning up in this trade; the procedures in place to compel the owners and vendors of gold operations to clarify that all their items have been legally acquired; if he will organise spot checks to be carried out by An Garda Síochána on gold trading operations in relation to jewellery and other gold items that have allegedly been stolen in house burglaries and notified to An Garda Síochána by householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/10]

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173 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that have been raised at recent community meetings at the proliferation of gold shops and gold trader operations across the Dublin region; if there is any licensing procedure in place for the establishment and operation of gold shops, on-street or door-to-door gold trading operations; if there is no licensing procedure in place if he will introduce legislation to facilitate a licensing system for this trade; if there is an invigilation procedure in place for the items of jewellery and other gold products that are received by these businesses as it has been alleged that the proceeds of house break-ins are perhaps turning up in this trade; the procedures in place to compel the owners and vendors of gold operations to clarify that all their items have been legally acquired; if he will organise spot checks to be carried out by An Garda Síochána on gold trading operations in relation to jewellery and other gold items that have allegedly been stolen in house burglaries and notified to An Garda Síochána by householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/10]

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