Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance if the requirement under section 3.1.a of the Statutory Instrument Act 1947, as amended by the Statutory Instrument Act 1955, is still in force; his views on whether this requirement is being fulfilled by the various Departments and State agencies with powers to sign such instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7713/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The requirement under Section 3(1)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1947, as amended in 1955, is still in force. Since 2007 all Departments and State Agencies with the power to make Statutory Instruments have been obliged to use the electronic Statutory Instruments System (eSIS), and a comprehensive set of user guidelines was produced to accompany the system. It is clearly stated in these guidelines that each Department should arrange to send final print versions of the Statutory Instrument to the bodies named in the Act. It is up to each Department/Agency to comply with this requirement and my Department is not in a position to monitor such compliance.