Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When a proposal such this, which increases the non-renewable percentage of fuel, is being introduced, there would normally be a regulatory impact assessment, RIA, of some sort. Some of these things can be quite expensive, and the least we can do is look at alternatives. The section does not include provision for an RIA. Would an RIA be carried out without the need to have it specified in the legislation?