Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of the process is simple. It identifies whether laws made in this House are having the desired impact. Indeed, the programme for Government and that which preceded it contain commitments to support that process. I fully accept that there is a limited capacity to deliver and that it is the responsibility of the Oireachtas committee to request that these reviews to be conducted. I am not doing this because I am advocating the commissioning of a report into a specific legislation or because I am seeking to influence the workings of the committee. I am asking the Minister to outline the process by which the Department ensures that legislation has the impact we desire.

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