Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Duffy. That was a very helpful answer. That tagging process is a really interesting idea. We do not want to end up in a situation where all these parallel reporting mechanisms are being done and it creates more regulatory burdens on the Department. Speaking as a Member of the Oireachtas trying to oversee spending, we are just getting this piecemeal picture. If that tagging exercise was applied to the SDGs and the well-being framework, it would be really useful to me as a Member of the Oireachtas.

There was a report on lifelong learning in the performance review this morning with the Department of Education. It is not referenced by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Does the Department of Education have the direct responsibility for lifelong learning or does it lie with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science?