Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [11159/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [11174/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 354 and 355 together.

Details of Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) undertaken by the Department are available on the Department's website www.dttas.ie.  Where undertaken, RIAs in relation to legislative proposals follow the guidance contained in the revised RIA Guidelines published by the Department of the Taoiseach in 2009. 

The impacts referenced by the Deputy were considered in RIAs where they were deemed relevant to the proposal under assessment. In a number of cases, RIAs were not undertaken. Details of these and the reasons for not carrying out an RIA are set out in the table: