Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Not to add to the pressures of demand for data, the citizens' assembly was clear in what it wanted Government to do in terms of a referendum. If the referendum were to be put to the people next year, if it were to pass and if there was a more definitive definition of what care is and what care looks like, would that increase the options for the CSO when it comes to the next census form, the 2027 census form, in terms of the questions that the CSO would like to ask to be able to get that data on care?

I am interested in this tagging and tracking. Ms O'Loughlin stated they were being piloted in three Departments: the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Department of Transport. Mr. Culhane spoke of disability. Is the Department of Health already included in this, and if not, why is it not one of those pilot Departments?

There has been talk of performance and timelines. Are they confident that they have the resources they need to be able to see the change that has been highlighted by the public?

Finally, in relation to sexual violence, in 2018, there was a national survey approved by Government and there was a memorandum of understanding signed in January 2019. I understand that the previous comparative survey of this kind would have been, in 2002, the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report. There was €150,000 put by in 2019 and an agreement in principle to fund the rest of that project. Was that agreement met by the Department?

I understand that the formal survey, in terms of field operation, was planned to commence this month and run until November. Is this still the case? If not, is there a revised timeline for this survey? If there is a revised timeline for completion, what is the impact on the revised timeline for publication?