Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I would like to ask the Tánaiste about two pieces of information that have emerged. It is intended to amend the environmental legislation relating to the plastic bag tax on foot of a recent High Court ruling. The court found that "pinch and pull" bags, which are used for meat, vegetables, meat and bread, should be subject to the tax. That would add a substantial cost to people's shopping. Is the Government planning to amend the primary legislation to make such bags exempt from the tax?

In 2006, the House passed legislation amending the Firearms Acts. The legislation in question, which relates to firing ranges, was commenced in 2009. It was suggested in a recent affidavit that firing ranges do not have to comply with the legislation because the relevant standards have not been set. Is it intended to set those standards so that firing clubs throughout the country have to comply with the legislation that was passed by this House?

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