Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the stages, indicative dates and any other associated time or submission targets or deadlines by which his Department will conduct the regulatory impact analysis on his proposed legislation on plain packaging of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43790/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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In line with the Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidelines (RIA) published by the Department of the Taoiseach, my Department will be undertaking a Regulatory Impact Analysis on the proposed legislation for the introduction of standardised packaging for tobacco products. A final decision has yet to be taken on the timing of the consultation.