Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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385. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the legislative proposals published by his Department between 2011 to 2016 that underwent a regulatory impact assessment; the legislative proposals published by his Department that did not undergo a regulatory impact assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11149/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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386. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if regulatory impact assessments for legislative proposals published by his Department include impacts (details supplied); the impact categories not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11164/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 386 together.

My Department published the following legislative proposals between 2011 and 2016:

1. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011;

2. Civil Defence Act 2012;

3. Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Act 2012;

4. Defence (Amendment) Act 2015.

In general, legislation emanating from the Department of Defence is focused on Defence issues only and does not apply to the ordinary citizen or to business. For this reason, it was considered that a formal regulatory impact assessment was not needed in relation to the legislative proposals produced by the Department since 2011. Notwithstanding this, the Department applies the principles set out in the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Guidelines issued by the Department of the Taoiseach where appropriate.