Mr. John McGeady:

I thank the Deputy for the question. The complexity of the SDGs is the benefit of the SDGs because they shift from looking upon issues that may at face value appear that they are in direct competition with one another to recognising that it is actually more nuanced than that. We need to look to addressing our development in a way that is also sustainable and socially inclusive. It is about using the SDGs to shape policy. With this report, we use the SDGs as a way to consider how effective policy has been for our national well-being development, etc. Embedding them into the policymaking process allows us to deal with some of those areas where there are challenges or competitions between different needs. As Mr. Rossiter mentioned, having it narrowly focused on environment misses the point about sustainable development.