Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff in terms of whole time equivalents who have been assigned by him to give effect to the commitment to assess, measure and then reduce by 25% administrative burdens imposed by his Department's regulations to business; the financial resources that have been spent on such work to date in 2008; the expected expenditure for the remainder of 2008; the budget for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45951/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Staff in the central co-ordination unit of my Department have been assigned to manage the process to give effect to the Government's commitment to reduce by 25% administrative burdens. As part of this process all Divisions in my Department have been asked to identify information obligations in the legislation that they are responsible for and to prioritise them having regard to their impact on business so that those with the greatest burden on business can be identified and the burden measured and proposals developed to achieve a reduction in the administrative burden. As this work is being carried out in addition to other duties it is not possible to quantify the additional costs arising.