On the policing and community safety Bill, I welcome the plan to place a reciprocal obligation on public service bodies to co-operate with the Garda. As we know, preventing antisocial behaviour and the issue of community safety is very important for us all. Many of our areas are suffering, and issues such as fireworks, scramblers and continued antisocial behaviour, including drug dealing etc., have been raised in the House. We need community support and involvement of youth services to support public bodies. Where does the community fit into this Bill? Where do the community safety forums that are established and are working fit into it? We have one in Blanchardstown, the community safety forum, which is part of the Blanchardstown local drugs task force. Are they included in the strategic framework because it is essential that we get community support to support the public services and the Garda?

As alluded to by my colleague, we are all aware of the nightly onslaught of fireworks in our communities and would have received the document I have in my hand from Dogs Trust Ireland in that regard. I will read out a couple of testimonies. One states:

Nothing works for my pup. She is petrified and we have people setting off bangers randomly so you can’t prepare for them.

My dog has been hearing them since August in the distance. [I] can't [get him to] walk in the park [because] he's too fearful.

Safety in our communities is starting to go. What resources are in place to deal with this nightly combat? I have a specific question but the Minister may not be able to answer it. How many breaches of legislation inspections have taken place in respect of the misuse of fireworks?

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.