Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Department of Health and Children
Regulatory Impact Analyses
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the occasions on which she 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [46071/08]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the occasions on which her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [46086/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together.
The Operational Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis, which was published by the Department of An Taoiseach in July 2008, removed the distinction between screening and full regulatory impact analyses.
| Details of Acts of the Oireachtas from 1st June 2008 to date. | Was an RIA conducted? | If no RIA of any kind was conducted, please state why. |
| The Mental Health Act 2008 (No. 19 of 2008) | No | The Mental Health Act 2008 was emergency legislation prepared at very short notice and passed both Houses in one day. Given the time constraints involved, no RIA was prepared. |
| Details of Bills from 1st June 2008 to date. | Was an RIA conducted? | If no RIA of any kind was conducted, please state why. |
| Draft Heads of a Health Information Bill | An RIA is being carried out in the context of progressing this proposed Bill. | N/A |
| Health Bill 2008 (62 of 2008). The Bill was to give effect to the withdrawal of automatic eligibility for people aged 70 and over and to introduce a new scheme with effect from 1 January 2009. | No | The Bill was to give effect to a Budgetary measure and consequently no RIA was carried out. |
| Details of EU Directives and regulations from 1st June 2008 to date. | Was an RIA conducted? | If no RIA of any kind was conducted, please state why. |
| Commission Directive 2008/100/EC of 28 October 2008 amending Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs as regards recommended daily allowances, energy conversion factors and definitions | No | This Directive was not considered a significant Directive and so did not require a RIA. |
| Commission Directive 2008/84/EC of 27 August 2008laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners | No | This Directive was not considered a significant Directive and so did not require a RIA. |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs | No | This Regulation was not considered a significant Regulation and so did not require a RIA. |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1029/2008 of 20 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to update a reference to certain European standards | No | This Regulation was not considered a significant Regulation and so did not require a RIA. |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/2008 of 2 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (1) | No | This Regulation was not considered a significant Regulation and so did not require a RIA. |
| Proposed Regulation on the provision of Food Information to Consumers | Yes | N/A |
| Details of Statutory Instruments from 1st June 2008 to date. | Was an RIA conducted? | If no RIA of any kind was conducted, please state why. |
| Appointment of Special Adviser to the Minister of State (S.I. 490 of 2008) | No | This is not considered a significant Statutory Instrument in the context of conducting an RIA. |
| Appointment of Special Advisers to the Minister for Health and Children (S.I. 491 of 2008) | No | This is not considered a significant Statutory Instrument in the context of conducting an RIA. |
| Delegation of Ministerial Functions to Minister of State, Mr Barry Andrews T.D. (S.I. 479 of 2008) | No | This is not considered a significant Statutory Instrument in the context of conducting an RIA. |
| Delegation of Ministerial Functions to Minister of State, Mr John Moloney T.D. (S.I. 478 of 2008) | No | This is not considered a significant Statutory Instrument in the context of conducting an RIA. |
| Delegation of Ministerial Functions to Minister of State, Ms Máire Hoctor T.D. (S.I. 477 of 2008) | No | This is not considered a significant Statutory Instrument in the context of conducting an RIA. |
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