Ms Fiona Quinn:

I wish to reassure the Senator that the programme for Government will be the cornerstone of the statement of strategy. While we will give the report to the Minister by the end of the month, it will not just involve the Minister. It will also involve the three Ministers, who, in our Department, reflect Government partners so there will be a space for us ensuring that they are happy that it reflects the ambition of the programme for Government.

I noted all of the various issues raised by the Senator. As she is aware, many of them have already been specifically called out in the programme for Government. In respect of the evaluation piece, as I said to Deputy Duffy, our annual report is our annual statement on our success in implementing our strategy so we can provide the Senator with the annual reports that are relevant to the previous statement of strategy. Mr. Allen might correct me but I think the previous statement of strategy was a three-year plan.