Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of regulatory impact assessments produced by her Department since the adoption of the policy by Government; the number of appropriate decisions made by her Department which did not include such assessments; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23911/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has produced five Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) to date. RIAs were not carried out in three instances for the following separate reasons:

the measure involved a minor technical amendment to existing legislation;

significant components of the RIA were dealt with in the Memorandum for Government;

emergency legislation was involved.