Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Can Mr. Murphy furnish this committee with the Commission's plans for tightening state aid? It seems to me that it would be an important piece of work for us. If it is going to be difficult for the Government to provide state aid, it is important that we should have a good debate on it in advance.

I understand Mr. Murphy's point about the detailed events that are happening, but the issue of evaluation is still important. As anyone in business will know, one cannot manage if one cannot measure. If we cannot measure the effectiveness, or otherwise, of these programmes it is difficult for us to have any input other than to watch them go by. We cannot give our perspective or bring political pressure to bear if we cannot measure them.