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Written Answers — Departmental Guidelines: Departmental Guidelines (10 Jul 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 964: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is confident that all agencies and bodies under his Department's responsibility comply fully with the Department of Finance procurement guidelines for goods and services; if he has sought assurances from the agencies and bodies that this is the case since 2000 to date in 2008; if he has expressed concern...

Regulatory Reform. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the achievements to date of the better regulation project; if he will keep control of the project within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/08]

Regulatory Reform. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the 25% target for reducing the administrative cost of regulation by 2012, which was agreed by the Government in February last, more than six months ago, are there any figures available on how much of that 25% target has been achieved? When does the Taoiseach intend to give some interim update on how much the cost of regulation has been reduced since that target was announced?

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: On the same point——

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Perhaps it is. Maybe the Ceann Comhairle can clarify that for me. On that legislation, which the legislative programme indicates is to give effect to the recommendations of the auctioneering review group, my understanding is the property services regulation Bill would really only deal with management agents and auctioneers.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am asking if it is intended that it will be the Bill to properly govern the management of residential management companies, which has been promised for a long time.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: It is promised in the programme for Government. Is that the Bill intended for that purpose or does a different Bill exist? May I understand from what has been published today that we will not, in this session, see published legislation that will govern the regulation and management of residential management companies?

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Will that omnibus Bill be published in this session?

FÁS Internal Audits. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she is taking to respond to financial mismanagement within FÁS as revealed by recent internal audit reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31354/08]

FÁS Internal Audits. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Minister for her reply. I welcome the fact that this investigation has been requested by her and that it will occur. The response was slow, but a slow response is better than none. At a time of rising unemployment when we have a skills mismatch between the jobs available and those without jobs, it is important we have a functioning training agency. While many employees of FÁS...

FÁS Internal Audits. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am disappointed the investigation will be limited to corporate affairs. The Minister can be assured that Fine Gael will continue to pursue the irregularities that are occurring in all departments of FÁS, not just that one. When we discussed the issue previously at Question Time, the Minister told us she was satisfied with the assurances given to her by the director general of FÁS and by...

FÁS Internal Audits. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: What are the terms of reference for the inquiry?

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Minister for his answer. I was not really asking about cross-border trade and disputes but about the existing section 8(3) of the Consumer Protection Act, which provides a mandate for the National Consumer Agency to promote and even establish alternative means of dispute resolution between consumers and, for example, retailers. There are two things that can be done in this...

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: How long will she review it for?

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: It seems "review" means "do nothing".

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: A government should review a situation, make an assessment and then make a decision, and it may perhaps review things again at another stage one or two years down the line.

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: This Government seems to be in a constant process of review which is then used as an excuse not to make decisions.

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I will ask the first part of my question again.

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Does the Minister not agree that the €2,000 threshold is too low and that it should be increased now and then reviewed at a later date?

Alternative Dispute Resolution. (24 Sep 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Do it.