Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputies. I will be honest with them and say that I am not an expert on the Bill but I understand that there will be a provision in it for community structures in particular. It is very welcome that the Bill is the policing and community safety Bill. For the first time, we are seeing the words "policing" and "community safety" in the title of legislation and that speaks to the new philosophy around policing into the future.

On the issue of fireworks, I very much agree with Deputy Ward. This is an issue that is coming up a lot in my constituency. It seems that the pre-Hallowe'en fireworks activity has kicked off much earlier this year. I do not know why, and many people are worried about it, not just people using our parks but particularly people who have pets. We need to make sure that the fireworks Act is enforced and that we do not see animals being terrorised or, worse, children or young people having their hands damaged or losing their eyesight. That is the kind of thing that happens around this time of year. It is important that the Garda is supported in enforcing that legislation.

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