Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Taoiseach the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for 2008 since June 2008; the reason in each case for that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46074/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Taoiseach the occasions on which his Department carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives since June 2008; if, in each instance, the decision was taken to carry out a full regulatory impact analysis subsequent to the screening regulatory impact analysis; if no such decision was taken, the reason in each case that no full regulatory impact analysis was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46089/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together.

My Department has not been responsible for the production of any new Bills or the negotiation of any new EU Directives in the period since June 2008 and consequently has not produced any RIAs in relation to same in the given period.

Since June 2008, two Statutory Instruments relating to the work of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have been produced. These Statutory Instruments specify technical requirements such as the contents and scope of statistical surveys and do not alter the regulatory framework. As RIA is only required in the case of significant SIs involving changes to the regulatory environment, it was not applicable in these cases.