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Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23865/08]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23871/08]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/08]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23862/08]

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions she has taken or plans to take to address the rising cost of consumer goods and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24096/08]

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Deputies will be aware of widespread consumer anger about the price of goods and the growing fear of those on tight budgets. While I am not on a particularly tight budget, I returned from my local Spar outlet the other day having paid almost €100 for a basket of goods which had very little in it. I appreciate the Minister earns €5,000 per week and probably has her driver do her...

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Clune does not have a driver.

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: On a brief supplementary——

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: ——the Tánaiste stated she met Tesco and that she had not met Dunnes Stores. Did she meet Lidl, Aldi and Superquinn?

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: She did not meet them directly, did she?

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has presented her with any new projection for employment and unemployment in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in view of recent economic developments and projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24097/08]

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: It seems the Government in many ways is like an old actress dining out on her reputation rather than her appearance. It is a Government in denial. The budget figures show a projected 5.5% standardised unemployment rate — the ESRI and FÁS state 6% or more while Bloxhams states 6%.

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I refer to the Government.

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Essentially, any time we discuss employment in this House we get this lecture about how many jobs have been created in the past ten years. One could get the same lecture from Fine Gael and Labour, that when we were in government last 1,000 jobs were being created a week. I am not interested in any lectures about the past, I am interested in the future and what is happening today....

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: We are hearing about the international situation again. This is one of the excuses which is always trotted out. Of course, we are in a more difficult international environment economically but unemployment in Ireland is rising much faster than in other countries. I believe we are only one of three of the EU 15 in which unemployment is rising. Does the Minister of State acknowledge that...

Job Losses. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: That includes Romania and France.

FÁS Training Programmes. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The question was tabled prior to the enterprise committee meeting last week. I welcome the Minister's comments at the meeting. This is an important issue because between 40,000 and 50,000 construction jobs will be lost. I do not know how many will be lost by apprentices but it will probably be several thousand. It is important they should...

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Will the Minister confirm that she does not believe there is collusion in the retail sector? Will she consider amending the Companies Act? If not, will she at least wave the stick at retailers that if prices do not come down the Companies Act will be amended to require them to publish their Irish profits, which is not currently the case?

Price Inflation. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Does the Minister have any suspicions in this regard?

Social Partnership. (19 Jun 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Retailers.