Dissident republican groups continue to remain active, according to the IMC's latest report on paramilitary activity.
The Continuity IRA (CIRA) had been active during the three months covered by the report - on two occasions viable bombs were planted near police stations.
It was believed to be responsible for a device placed near the Belfast offices of the Probation Board in January and an unsuccessful device directed at the railway in Lurgan, Co Armagh, the same month.
The CIRA wished to remain an active paramilitary organisation, said the IMC.
It "remains committed to terrorism", and had been the most active of dissident groups.
Over the period under examination, it "continued efforts to recruit and train members; it monitored possibilities for attacks; and it aspired to further arm and equip itself".
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) remained much as it had in the previous report — continuing a low but potentially serious level of activity and remaining involved in organised crime, including drugs and smuggling.
It aspired to do more and continued efforts to recruit and to exert control over communities. It was believed to have been behind a major robbery from the Ulster Bank in Belfast in February, and robberies in Strabane and Sion Mills the month before.
The situation regarding the Real IRA (RIRA) is also broadly the same, according to the IMC.
"The organisation has been involved in acts of violence e, including shootings. It has gathered information on a variety of perceived targets," the report said.
"RIRA was, we believe, responsible for hoax devices in Derry and Ballymena in December and at Newry police station the following month.
RIRA also remains involved in serious crime, the IMC believes, including a kidnapping and robbery in Derry in February which secured £30,000 for the group.
The group is also trying to recruit new members and train them. "Overall we believe that although RIRA's level of activity is not very high it is still engaged in efforts to maintain its position as a paramilitary organisation,"
"We think that its aspirations and readiness to use extreme violence are undiminished", the report adds.