Legislative Process RIA

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Questions (395)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

395. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [45803/15]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

My Department was established on the 2nd June 2011. Since then I have published the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012 (No. 78 of 2012), the Child and Family Agency Bill 2013 (No. 81 of 2013), the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013 (No. 10 of 2013), the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013 (No. 133 of 2013), the Children First Bill 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 (No. 43 of 2015) and the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 (No. 94 of 2015).

Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) were published in relation to the Child and Family Agency Bill 2013, the Children First Bill 2014 and the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015. I intend to publish the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill and the Adoption (Amendment) Bill. A RIA is being prepared in respect of each Bill and will be published in due course but not before publication of the Bills.