Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanism used to calculate the cost to business of new regulations when his Department carries out a regulatory impact assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27159/07]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the section of his Department responsible for carrying out regulatory impact assessments; if he will explain the process and methodology used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27163/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 256 together.

Regulatory impact assessments are carried out by the Section responsible for the regulation in question. In so doing, the Section draws on the Regulatory Impact Analysis Guidelines published by the Department of the Taoiseach in October 2005, which includes guidelines on cost/benefit analysis. Within my own Department a dedicated toolkit has also been prepared to help Sections to undertake the RIA process.