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Responsibility for Better Regulation in Ireland

Responsibility for better regulation has been divided into 6 areas and allocated to 3 departments.

1. Reducing administrative burden: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

2. Competition issues: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

3. Regulatory Impact Assessment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

4. Effectiveness of regulators: Department of the Taoiseach

5. Representing Ireland at EU, OECD and international fora: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

6. Transparency/quality of legislation: Department of the Taoiseach (Cabinet Secretariat), Attorney General’s Office

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