Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
264. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health 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. [11154/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra265. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health 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. [11169/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together.
Bills published between 2011 and 2016 are shown in the following table.
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Bills published between 2011 and 2016 |
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Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 |
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Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011 |
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Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011 |
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Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 |
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Clotting Factor Concentrates and Other Biological Products Bill 2012 |
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Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 |
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Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 |
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Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012 |
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012 |
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Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 |
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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013 |
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Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 |
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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 |
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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013 |
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013 |
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Health Identifiers Bill 2013 |
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Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013 |
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Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013 |
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Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014 |
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Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 |
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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 |
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Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 |
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014 |
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Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015 |
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Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015 |
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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 |
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015 |
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Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 |
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Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 |
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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016 |
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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 |
RIAs were published for the following Bills:
- Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012
- Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013
- Public Health (Standardised Packing of Tobacco) Bill 2014
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015
A RIA was also published for the General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill in November 2015.
The Deputy will appreciate that for various reasons a RIA was not always necessary in regard to the Bills published during this time period, for example a number of Bills made technical amendments to existing legislation, dealt with urgent matters or implemented budgetary measures. In these cases a RIA was not carried out.
When carrying out RIAs for legislative proposals my Department takes account of the RIA Guidelines as issued by the Department of the Taoiseach. The approach taken is dependent on the nature of the proposal and the extent to which particular impacts are relevant.
