Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
45. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [11156/17]
View answer46. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if regulatory impact assessments for legislative proposals published by her Department include impacts (details supplied); the impact categories not included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11171/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. I am informed that the preparation of each Regulatory Impact Assessment is guided by the Department of the Taoiseach's Revised RIA Guidelines. The guidelines state that the following impacts must be considered as part of the process:
- National competitiveness
- The socially excluded and vulnerable groups
- The environment
- Whether there is a significant policy change in an economic market, including consumer and competition impacts
- The rights of citizens
- Compliance Burden
- North-South and East-West Relations.
However, this list is indicative only and if other specific impacts arise in the context of proposals, these also fall to be considered as part of the process. In addition, not all impacts are relevant to every legislative proposal/RIA and so they are only applied as considered relevant to each case. The guidelines also set out the various exceptions to the requirement for a Regulatory Impact Assessment. If the Deputy requires further detail regarding the relevant impacts considered in respect of any specific RIA, the published documents are available on my Department’s website www.justice.ie.
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Name of Legislation |
Date Published |
RIA (Y/N) |
|
Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2106 |
29 December 2016 |
Yes |
|
Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 |
21 December 2016 |
Yes |
|
Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 |
08 December 2016 |
Yes |
|
Judicial Appointment Commission Bill 2016 |
06 December 2016 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016 |
22 July 2016 |
No |
|
Commission of Investigation (IBRC) Bill 2016 |
29 June 2016 |
No |
|
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill |
28 June 2016 |
No |
|
General Scheme for the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill |
01 March 2016 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016 |
19 January 2016 |
No |
|
General Scheme Paternity Leave Bill |
01 January 2016 |
Yes |
|
The Courts Act 2015 |
20 December 2015 |
No |
|
Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 |
18 December 2015 |
Yes |
|
Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015 |
09 December 2015 |
No |
|
Prisons Bill 2015 |
01 December 2015 |
No |
|
International Protection Bill 2015 |
17 November 2015 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 |
23 September 2015 |
No |
|
Marriage Bill 2015 (enacted as Marriage Act 2015) |
17 September 2015 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015 |
03 September 2015 |
Yes |
|
Choice of Court (Hague Convention) Bill 2015 |
24 June 2015 |
No |
|
International Protection Bill |
25 March 2015 |
Yes |
|
Garda Síochána (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2014 |
09 March 2015 |
No |
|
Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015 (enacted as the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015) |
19 February 2015 |
Yes |
|
Thirty Fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 |
23 January 2015 |
No |
|
Redress for Women Who Were In Certain Institutions Bill 2014 |
10 December 2014 |
No |
|
Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014 |
21 October 2014 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 |
18 August 2014 |
No |
|
Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill |
15 August 2014 |
No |
|
Court of Appeal Bill 2014 |
02 July 2014 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 |
09 September 2013 |
Yes |
|
Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013 |
17 July 2013 |
Yes |
|
Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 (enacted as Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015) |
17 July 2013 |
Yes |
|
Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013 |
05 July 2013 |
No |
|
Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013 |
20 June 2013 |
No |
|
Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 |
12 April 2013 |
No |
|
Courts Bill 2013 (later the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 |
14 March 2013 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 – (later the Criminal Justice Act 2013) |
29 January 2013 |
Yes |
|
Europol Bill 2012 |
24 July 2012 |
No |
|
European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2012 |
24 July 2012 |
No |
|
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 |
18 July 2012 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 |
06 June 2012 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 |
02 May 2012 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2012 |
23 April 2012 |
Yes |
|
Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution(Judges' Remuneration) Act 2011 |
17 November 2011 |
No |
|
Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 |
10 October 2011 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice Bill 2011 |
11 May 2011 |
Yes |
|
Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011 |
16 March 2011 |
Yes |
