Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [11153/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [11168/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together.

Since March 2011 my Department has sponsored four items of legislation which are set out in the following table.

A regulatory impact assessment (RIA) should be prepared in relation to all proposals for primary legislation involving changes to the regulatory environment. However, most of the legislation brought forward by my Department does not impact significantly on the regulatory environment. A regulatory impact assessment was finalised in July 2016 in relation to the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. It was carried out in accordance with the RIA Guidelines published by the Department of the Taoiseach, including analysis of relevant costs, benefits and impacts. The RIA is available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/international-priorities/international-law/privileges-and-immunities/.