Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I am happy that we now have a target of 25% in reducing the administrative cost of regulation. This target does not have to be met until, I assume, the end of 2012. Does the Minister of State not think there is a good case for having an interim target? The Minister could report back early next year and tell us how far we have come in achieving the 25% reduction. In this way we will not have to wait until 2012 for the Government to tell us it has not succeeded.

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