Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The committee has a huge interest in this matter. I have issues with the public service performance report per sebut there is no difficulty in the Department reporting on that in conjunction with it. I suggest that the Department, in its engagement with this committee, include that report as part of our review. Perhaps it needs to change in terms of our request to the Department coming forward but we could look at this in conjunction with it. It is not productive to deal with all of these different strands separately. It may be a weakness on our part that we only look at the public service performance report; perhaps we should look at the other reviews along with the sustainable development goals and perhaps they could be incorporated into it. It would make for a more productive engagement between the Department and the committee and give us better sight of what is happening.

On the Department's review on foot of the engagement today, it may be the case that there will be minimal change in this report. I know that the Department has to go back to its management board and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding this matter. It may be the case that there will be a supplementary report presented to our committee next year, along with the public service performance report. This would include some of these other statistics and the report on the sustainable development goals so that we, as a committee, can have a better sight across the remit of what is happening. Perhaps the Department will consider that. Sorry for cutting across.