Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
381. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legislative proposals published by her Department between 2011 to 2016 that underwent a regulatory impact assessment; the legislative proposals published by her Department that did not undergo a regulatory impact assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11147/17]
View answerA Regulatory Impact Analysis was published in respect of the following Bills:
Child and Family Agency Bill 2013
Children First Bill 2014
Children (Amendment) Bill 2015
Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016
In respect of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015, a Regulatory Impact Analysis was prepared and submitted to Government but not published on publication of the Bill. My Department is currently arranging for publication of the relevant Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Department's website. In addition, the following three Bills were published without an associated Regulatory Impact Analysis:
31st Amendment to the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013
Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013
Both the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013 and the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013 were published as emergency legislation.
