Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has completed his list of information obligations which their regulations impose on businesses; if so, the obligations involved; if not, when such a list will be finalised; if the most burdensome obligations, the regulations that they impose and the costs on businesses have been identified; if these costs, as they apply to businesses, have been measured; or if this aspect of the project has not been completed, the date by which this will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan, TD, has the lead role in this matter and has tasked her Department with coordinating the overall process to measure and reduce regulatory burdens across Government.

My own Department has engaged with the identification, prioritisation and measurement process, an exercise in which all Departments are currently engaged.

At this stage, my Department has not identified any areas of regulation within our remit which place an administrative burden on business. We will continue to keep this under review and maintain close contact with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the matter.