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

Can we move to that? My time is nearly up, and I want to hit on the data issue a little. I think it overlaps with the KPIs perhaps, but I am trying to understand how and why we collect certain data. I might submit a parliamentary question and the response that comes back is that the Department does not have that data or does not know the information. I am wondering what the process is. Who decides what we measure? Is there a process in the Policing Authority, for example, where there is a new undertaking? I will give an example. Last year An Garda Síochána formally established the organised prostitution unit. Sex work in general is a matter that I am very interested in. It would be interesting to have information regarding violence against sex workers. It seems that data is very hard to get. At what stage does the process kick in? Who decides what we measure and how do you get things measured? Does the authority have a role in saying that we need to have certain data? I am also a member of the Joint Committee on Health. Access to disaggregated data in health is also a major issue in this State. Is it something that is on the Policing Authority's horizon?