Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the new Explosives Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Explosives Bill proposes to repeal the Explosives Act 1875 in its entirety and replace it with a modern statutory framework for the control of the manufacture, importation, storage, transport, possession, acquisition and supply of explosives for legitimate civil uses. I can inform the Deputy that the Bill is currently on the "B list" of the Government's legislative programme. However, as drafting is at an advanced stage, it is envisaged that the Bill may be ready for publication in the coming legislative session.