Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Regulatory Impact Analysis
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 949: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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 and 2007 and to date in 2008; the occasions on which it has 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. [22678/08]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following is a list of occasions upon which my 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 it was subsequently decided not to carry out a full regulatory impact analysis and the reason this decision was made in each case.
| S.I.s, Bills and EU Directives in the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 to which the RIA process has been applied; | Type of Legislation | Type of RIA (Screening, Full) | Was there a decision not to carry out a full regulatory impact analysis? (Yes, No) If No, please indicate the reason |
| Minerals Development Bill 2006 | Primary Legislation | Screening | Given the nature of the Bill a full RIA was not required under the guidelines. |
| Energy (Misc Provision) Bill 2006 | Primary Legislation | Screening | Legislation would have no significant impacts. |
| Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006 | Primary Legislation | Full | N/A |
| Review of licensing terms for Petroleum Exploration and Development | Secondary Legislation | Screening | Screening RIA was considered proportionate to the likely impacts of the proposed legislation |
| Safety (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Bill 2007 | Primary Legislation | Screening | Screening RIA was considered proportionate to the likely impacts of the proposed legislation. |
| Broadcasting Bill, 2008 | Primary Legislation | Screening | The Broadcasting Bill, 2008 was subject to full e-consultation by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications and screening RIA was therefore considered appropriate. |
| Establishment of TG4 as a separate statutory body | Primary Legislation | Screening | Given the nature of the proposal, a screening RIA was considered appropriate. |
| Broadcasting (Amendment) Act, 2007 | Primary Legislation | Screening | The Act was required as a matter of urgency to provide for a framework for the development of Digital Terrestrial Television and a full national replacement of the analogue TV network by 2012. |
| Directive 89/552/EEC Television without Frontiers (to be renamed Audiovisual Services) Directive | Transposition | Screening | Given the nature of the proposal, a screening RIA was considered appropriate. |
| Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2006 | Primary Legislation | Screening | A full RIA was not carried out on the Bill. A screening RIA was judged to be proportionate based on the RIA guidelines |
| Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008 | Primary Legislation | Screening | Decided not to carry out full RIA on the basis that this is a technical measure to underpin EirGrid's extended role in the ownership and operation of electricity interconnectors and did not have significant impacts. |
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