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

Yes. As the public representative for the local area, I am delighted to hear the discussion around the Rotunda and the requirement for more space. I am aware there is a business case doing the rounds which I have been supporting in terms of getting more space and access to another building. Having had my kids in the Rotunda, I can see how much more we could be doing.

I have one follow-up question that I ask often, possibly partly because I am a member of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and the Committee of Public Accounts. I am sure people are sick of me asking questions around access to data and the availability of data to NGOs and researchers. I also want to ask about the performance indicators we put in place for the various programmes. I know every person in clinical care knows about the importance of compiling data on these issues, but compared to other jurisdictions are we doing well in terms of gathering data when, as we have just been discussing, people sometimes will not be forthcoming about their difficulties? It was mentioned that we might not always record particular deaths or instances correctly. How good are we at compiling data and making those data transparent and available, even in a disaggregated version, to the people or institutions that might need it? Do we have the correct performance indicators in place in terms of the Department so we are getting the budgets to the right groups?