Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I thought it would be helpful for me to make a statement to set into context how we put our performance indicators in place in the Department of Defence. I am open to discussion, and if the committee members have suggestions, we will certainly look at trying to accommodate them.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss the mid-term position on Vote 36, Defence, and Vote 35, Army Pensions. I understand that the Committee would like to discuss performance measures as well as key issues of defence expenditure. I fully support performance budgeting and the development of clear and transparent output reporting. I believe that this will assist the Committee to better-----