Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I second all of that so I will speak briefly to allow our excellent contributors to give us all the information. I have a couple of short questions. I am very mindful that Mr. Dolan said we have a great deal of policy but not enough implementation. The contributors might unpack that a little for me because I believe we fall down in many sectors in Ireland around the issue of implementation. We talked briefly about data gathering and setting benchmarks to allow us know how we are doing. We may need to address issues around data gathering in light of developments like the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. I would be interested in the witnesses' views on that. That has had an impact on the disability community in the past month or two.

Is the issue about training? Is it about restructuring particular Departments or the way we operate? I want to understand the witnesses' vision for effective implementation across every Department.

In terms of 2021 and being right in the middle of the Covid pandemic, lockdown and so on, hopefully the position will be slightly different in the months ahead. What we experienced during the highest point of the pandemic will be different from what we will experience in the next 18 months in terms of the road back. If the witnesses have thoughts on that I would like to hear those also.