Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is on fiscal transparency. My concerns if I were reading this as a report card, which would form the kernel of the issue and which are highlighted by the key red symbols, would be transparency in reporting requirements, trying to ensure that contingent liabilities are reflected, and trying to ensure the information is available in a timely manner. That is where my concerns lie. Irrespective of what the officials are saying, the red dots on this report are on those key issues. I want to be more confident that the Department is looking at improving this and that it has an implementation process which is under way or that some sort of legislation is progressing in this area.