145. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/14]

I have sponsored two items of legislation - the European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012 and the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012.

Regulatory Impact Assessments are carried out on all legislation as necessary. However, most of the legislation brought forward by my Department does not impact significantly on the regulatory environment and since March 2011 no Regulatory Impact Assessments have been carried out by my Department.