Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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78. To ask the Taoiseach 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. [11177/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Taoiseach 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. [11178/17]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together.

My Department has published one Bill since the start of 2011, the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013.

As the Bill concerned involved amending the Constitution for the purpose of abolishing the Seanad rather than significantly impacting on the regulatory environment, a RIA was not completed, in keeping with precedents for Bills of this nature.

With regard to the impacts included in regulatory impact assessments, my Department adheres to the guidelines published in 2009 on how to conduct such assessments. These guidelines contain a list of impacts that must be considered as part of the RIA process. Of course, other impacts, like those indicated by the Deputy, can be considered depending on the topic and nature of the legislation being drafted.