Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Regulatory Impact Analysis
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 585: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the occasions on which his Department has carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on Statutory Instruments, Bills and EU Directives in the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the occasions on which they have subsequently decided not to carry out a full regulatory impact analysis; the reason this decision was made in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22679/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on two areas of legislation in the past three years. Details of these are listed below. In 2008 to date, the Department has not had occasion to carry out a regulatory impact analysis on any Statutory Instruments, Bills or EU Directive.
| 2006: Statutory Instrument prepared by the Department | ||
| No. | Title | Reason for screening RIA rather than full RIA |
| 150 | Official Languages Act 2003 (Public Bodies) Regulation 2006 | A screening RIA was carried out in the case of the Official Languages Act 2003 (Public Bodies) Regulation 2006. The decision to carry out a screening RIA rather than a full RIA was taken with regard to the fact that the proposed regulations would apply only to public bodies, and that they would not be applicable to private individuals or the private sector. |
| 2007: Legislation Enacted | ||
| No. | Title | Reason for screening RIA rather than full RIA |
| 36 | Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 | A screening RIA was carried out in 2007 and given there were no compliance issues arising for the State in terms of enforcing or regulating the Act, for the business sector, or for the individual citizen and given there were was no negative impacts or additional Exchequer costs arising, it was decided not to proceed with a full RIA. |
For completeness I should also mention that an updating revision of a screening RIA relating to Charities Regulation was undertaken in March 2007 and April 2008. This builds upon previous work undertaken during 2003 and 2004 in relation to the Charities Bill. That Bill is currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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