Since 9 March 2011 my Department has sponsored two items of legislation which are set out in the following table.
A regulatory impact assessment should be applied to all proposals for primary legislation involving changes to the regulatory framework. However, most of the legislation brought forward by my Department does not impact significantly on the regulatory environment. Since March 2011 no regulatory impact assessments have been carried out by my Department.
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Name of Bill
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Year
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European Communities (Amendment) Bill
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2012
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Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution Bill (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill.
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2012
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The Government last week approved the General Scheme of the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill and this will now be transmitted to the Joint Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee for pre-legislative consultation. It is expected that the Bill will be published upon completion of drafting next year. As the purpose of the Bill is to enable adherence by the State to international agreements a Regulatory Impact Assessment is not required.
Work on the General Scheme of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Bill continues within my Department. This Bill is included in the Government Legislation Programme, Autumn Session 2015. It is expected that the Bill will include a regulatory impact assessment, however, it has yet to be considered whether this will be done prior to publication of the Bill.
