329. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that thousands of firearms surrendered in response to S.I. No. 187/1972 - Firearms (Temporary Custody Order), 1972, commonly referred to as the 1972 weapons, are still held by An Garda Síochána some fifty years later, despite the order being in force for only a month; and the action he proposes to take to return those 1972 firearms to their rightful owners or to their beneficiaries where such owners may now be deceased. [22423/25]

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329. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that thousands of firearms surrendered in response to S.I. No. 187/1972 - Firearms (Temporary Custody Order), 1972, commonly referred to as the 1972 weapons, are still held by An Garda Síochána some fifty years later, despite the order being in force for only a month; and the action he proposes to take to return those 1972 firearms to their rightful owners or to their beneficiaries where such owners may now be deceased. [22423/25]

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