Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2008

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Questions (284)

Leo Varadkar

Question:

342 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [45940/08]

Written answers

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has set a 25% target for the reduction of the administrative burden of domestic legislation on business by 2012. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is co-ordinating the overall process to measure and reduce burdens across Government. In relation to my own Department, the process, which is nearing completion, is being carried out on a cross-divisional basis within existing resource levels. Accordingly, it has not been necessary to earmark specific staffing or financial resources for the implementation of the project.