Written answers
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Legislative Process RIA
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of Bills that have been published by his Department since he was appointed Minister; the number and title of those bills which included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; which regulatory impact assessments were published; the total number of promised Bills for publication; if he will list the bills which will include a regulatory impact assessment and which regulatory impact assessments will be published before publication of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55135/13]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables below. RIAs were not carried out on the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011 or on the Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2011 as neither Billl was considered to have an impact on the existing regulatory framework.
| Bills published since 9th March 2011 | Was RIA included? | Was RIA published? |
|---|---|---|
| National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011 | No | N/A |
| Road Transport Bill 2011 | Yes | Yes |
| Road Traffic Bill 2011 (provision of breath and blood samples) | Yes | Yes |
| Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicles Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 | Yes | Yes |
| Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013 (impairment testing) | Yes | Yes |
| Taxi Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2012 | Yes | Yes |
| Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 | No | N/A |
| Names of upcoming Bills promised for publication | Will RIA be included? | Will RIA be published |
|---|---|---|
| Roads Bill 2013 | Yes | Yes |
| Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill | Yes | Yes |
| Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013 | Yes | Yes |
| Sport Ireland Bill | Yes | Yes |
| Road Transport Bill 2014 | Yes | Yes |
| Regulation of Vehicle Immobilisation Bill 2013 (provide regulation for clamping industry) | Yes | Yes |
| Road Traffic Bill 2014 (further measures in respect of road safety) | Yes | Yes |
| The Irish Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2015 | Yes | Yes |
| Maritime (International Conventions & Safety ) Bill | Yes | Yes |
| Harbours (Amendment) Bill | Yes | Yes |
The National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011 was enabling legislation concerned with increasing the level of funding which can be provided to the National Tourism Development Authority (Fáilte Ireland) out of monies provided by the Oireachtas for capital expenditure projects. The Bill had only two heads and did not have an impact on the existing regulatory framework.
The CIE Borrowings Bill enacted in 2012 was a technical Bill to increase CIÉ’s borrowing limit for non-capital purposes to €300m. The Bill did not involve regulatory change.
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