Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [23906/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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On the 21 June 2005, the Government decided that Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) should be introduced across all Government Departments and Offices. RIAs must be conducted on: all proposals for primary legislation involving changes to the regulatory framework (subject to some exceptions); significant Statutory Instruments; and proposals for EU Directives and significant EU regulations when they are published by the European Commission.

Since that date the Department of Education and Science has conducted three screening RIAs to determine whether a full RIA was necessary. It was determined as a result of these screening RIAs that a full RIA was not necessary. In line with a commitment contained in Towards 2016, Annual Reports of Government Departments are to contain details of legislation and regulations published during the year under review and how RIA was applied in such cases.