Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Have we done any work on a baseline study of the cost of red tape in Irish industry? Every day, Members are being contacted by businesses in various sectors and inevitably red tape arises as an issue, with more form filling and administrative obstacles of one sort or another. Since we last discussed this, I raised the question of a baseline study that would show the cost of red tape for Irish industry. Is there any such study or is work under way on one? The Taoiseach could then point out to business anywhere in the country his assessment of the cost of red tape and how it is proposed to deal with it.

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