Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
382. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [11162/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraRegulatory Impact Analyses were published by my Department in respect of the Child and Family Agency Bill 2013, the Children First Bill 2014, the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016.
In respect of the Child and Family Agency Bill 2013, impacts were assessed in respect of a number of matters in the Regulatory Impact Analysis including competitiveness and industry costs and it was found that there was no direct impact relating to these issues.
In respect of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015, impacts were assessed in respect of a number of matters in the Regulatory Impact Analysis including north-south or east-west relations, employment, gender equality, people with disabilities, industry costs or rural communities and it was found that there was no direct impact relating to these issues. The Regulatory Impact Analysis also considered the impact on persons experiencing or at risk of poverty or social exclusion. It was considered that the Bill would have a beneficial impact in respect of children from socially excluded groups or communities as many of the children in contact with the criminal justice system are from such groups or communities and the Bill included provision for preventing the progression of children into the adult prison system to the greatest degree possible.
The Regulatory Impact Analyses in respect of the Children First Bill 2014, the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 did not assess impacts under the various categories referred to by the Deputy.
