Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe to publish the Bill to ban the use of microplastics; the progress to date on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36295/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The preparation of a General Scheme of a Bill to provide for the prohibition of the manufacture, import, export or sale of certain products containing plastic microbeads is at an advanced stage. A Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis will be uploaded to my Department's website shortly.

The target is to publish the Bill in the 2018 autumn/winter legislative session.