Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months and the list of regulatory impact assessments carried out within his Department in the past twelve months. [57760/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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A Regulatory Impact Analysis was carried out by my Department in September 2012 prior to the publication (28 September 2012) of the Credit Union Bill 2012. The General scheme of the Bill was published on my Department’s website on 9 July 2012 for general consultation purposes and was conducted in agreement with the Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Submissions which helped inform development of the legislation, were considered by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on 19 and 20 September.

A Screening Regulatory Impact Analysis was prepared for the general scheme of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 in October 2011. The general scheme was published on 26 April 2012.

The Deputy might wish to note that public consultations were carried out in 2012 in respect of proposed changes to:

- Tax relief for donations to approved bodies,

- Section 481 of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in respect of Film Tax Relief.

- Tax Residence Rules.

- Tax Treatment of Receiverships

- Tax treatment of micro enterprises.

In addition stakeholders were consulted during the drafting of the Credit Reporting Bill 2012 and the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012.