Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Explosives Bill 2021. [52157/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The General Scheme of an Explosives Bill was approved by Government in 2008. The aim of the General Scheme was to repeal the Explosives Act 1875 and replace it with a modern statutory framework for the control of the manufacture, storage, importation, transport and supply of explosives.

While the Bill has not progressed since 2008, I wish to assure the Deputy that its status continues to be kept under review.

In addition, my Department also continues to transpose important EU legislation in this area.

The Deputy may be interested to note that the following have been enacted since 2015 -

- the European Union (Making Available on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles) Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument No. 174 of 2015);

- the European Union (System for Identification and Traceability of Explosives for Civil Uses) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument No. 201 of 2015);

- the European Union (Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Explosives for Civil Uses) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument No. 423 of 2016).