Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation to expand social partnership to include consumer representatives on both the Government and voluntary sides, which the group indicated was the responsibility of his Department. [19106/05]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation that consumer considerations should be incorporated into all regulatory analysis procedures and the consumer proofing of all relevant Government decisions, which the group indicated was specifically the responsibility of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/05]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 677: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation to introduce standardised statutory codes of practice across all public sector bodies, which the group indicated was the responsibility of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 170 and 677 together.

The Consumer Strategy Group was established in March 2004 to advise and make recommendations on the development of a national consumer strategy. The group's final report, Make Consumers Count, was published in May this year. The report contains over 30 separate recommendations, including the three recommendations mentioned in the Deputy's questions, covering a variety of different of Departments and agencies whose activities directly impact upon the interests of consumers.

The scope and breath of the group's recommendations required a co-ordinated response. For that reason a high level inter-departmental committee was established to examine the CSG's recommendations and to report back to Government with a detailed implementation plan.

It is expected that the committee's report in relation to the implementation of the CSG's recommendations, including those referred to in the Deputy's parliamentary questions, will be submitted to Government shortly. The implementation of all the CSG's recommendations will then be considered by Government in the light of the high level committee's report.