Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Bills that have been published by his Department since he was appointed Minister; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the total number of promised Bills for publication; if he will list the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the total of seventeen Bills were published by my Department since 09 March 2011.

Title of Regulatory Impact Assessments prepared in advance of publication of the Bill: 1. Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013; 2. Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; 3. Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013; 4. National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012; 5. Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012; 6. Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2012; 7. Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; 8. Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill 2012; 9. Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2012; 10. Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012; 11. Personal Insolvency Bill 2012; 12. Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011; 13. Mediation Bill 2012; 14. Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011.

Title of Bills contemporaneous with publication of Regulatory Impact Assessments: 1. Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 (later the Criminal Justice Act 2013); 2. Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013; 3. Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Bill 2011.

Regulatory Impact Assessments published: All 17 of the Regulatory Impact Assessments mentioned above have been published.

Bills promised for publication are as follows: 1. Criminal Justice (Cybercrime) Bill; 2. Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences)(Amendment) Bill; 3. Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance)(Amendment) Bill; 3. Criminal Records Information System Bill; 5. Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; 6. Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill; 7. The General Scheme of Gambling Control Bill; 8. Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill; 9. Family Leave Bill.

Bills which will include a Regulatory Impact Assessment: 1. Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; 2. Family Leave Bill.

Details of Regulatory Impact Assessments which will be published before publication of the Bill: 1. Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.