Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the response rate to the recent call by the Business Regulation Forum for submissions; the purpose of this consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23517/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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A public call for submissions by any interested party to the Business Regulation Forum was carried out by means of advertisements in national newspapers on 23 and 24 March 2006. This was supplemented by a direct invitation to submit sent to 152 public and private sector entities on 25 May 2006. In response, 28 submissions have been received to date.

The purpose of the call for submissions is, firstly, to apply good practice in terms of consulting on this important area impacting on national economic and social issues and on competitiveness and secondly, to collect evidence directly from business and those who deal with businesses about the specific regulatory burdens they face as well as to seek suggestions for possible solutions in instances where they perceive regulations to be disproportionate, inefficient or ineffective. The submissions will constitute one of the sources of information on which the Business Regulation Forum will draw in carrying out its analysis, preparing its report for end-2006 and developing the recommendations for inclusion in that report.