Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

While the output is at arms length from the OPW, it is important those works and the system be assessed in terms of efficacy, efficiency and delivery at the far end. I appreciate that the OPW is in a strange position, not just in terms of its portfolio, which includes estate management, but in many other respects. The OPW is almost a conduit for other agencies. While I do not suggest this is the be all and end all, we need a very definite understanding in terms of the ten or 11 points here, including target setting in a precise way, that the OPW is on board for delivering this and the rest of the information we need and which we would be just as keen to scrutinise and understand in terms of the OPW's overall performance.