Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Health
Legislative Process RIA
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the number of promised Bills for publication; the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the relevant Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45810/15]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the Bills published by my Department since 9 March 2011 and the Bills currently on the Government's legislative programme for my Department.
| Bills published since 9 March 2011 | Bills currently on the legislative programme |
|---|---|
| Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.1) Bill |
| Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011 | Health Information and Patient Safety Bill |
| Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011 | Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No.2) Bill |
| Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 | Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill |
| Clotting Factor Concentrates and Other Biological Products Bill 2012 | Health (Transport Support) Bill |
| Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 | Assisted Human Reproduction Bill |
| Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 | Human Tissue Bill |
| Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012 | Health and Wellbeing (Calorie Posting and Workplace Wellbeing) Bill |
| Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012 | Patient Safety Licensing Bill |
| Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 | Public Health (Retail Licensing of Tobacco Products) Bill |
| Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013 | Health Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill |
| Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 | Health Reform Bill |
| Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 | New Children's Hospital Establishment Bill |
| Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013 | |
| Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013 | |
| Health Identifiers Bill 2013 | |
| Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013 | |
| Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013 | |
| Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014 | |
| Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 | |
| Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 | |
| Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 | |
| Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014 | |
| Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015 | |
| Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015 | |
| Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 | |
| Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015 |
Regarding the Bills currently on the Government's legislative programme, it is intended at this stage to include an RIA on the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, the Health (Transport Support) Bill, the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, the Patient Safety Licensing Bill, the Human Tissue Bill, the Health and Wellbeing (Calorie Posting and Workplace Wellbeing) Bill, the Health Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill and the Public Health (Retail Licensing of Tobacco Products) Bill. In most cases it is intended to publish the RIA in advance of the publication of the Bills. The RIA for the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill was published on my Department's website in November 2015.
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