Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if processes have been put in place since December 2008 to ensure the publication of Government responses to recommendations in Competition Authority reports are published within nine months as outlined in Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43119/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In the context of the commitment contained in Building Ireland's Smart Economy document to "publish a whole-of-government response to recommendations contained in Competition Authority reports within nine months of their publication", a prioritised list of Competition Authority recommendations, based on their impact on competitiveness, was drawn up by my Department earlier this year. Recommendations contained in the National Competitiveness Council's Annual Competitiveness Report and various OECD reports also contributed to this list of recommendations.

I have received the views of the relevant Government Ministers on how these recommendations, in so far as they relate to their departments, can be progressed and I intend to bring an update to Government shortly on the progress achieved to date.