Mr. William Beausang:

No costings have been carried out on the six areas but there is very authoritative international research that addresses the very significant macroeconomic benefits of female labour force participation, increased female participation in STEM studies and so on and which highlights that issues such as equality and gender budgeting are central to economic performance over time. From the perspective of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, that is an important backdrop to what we are trying to achieve in this area, given the importance of the macroeconomic framework in generating the resources for public spending,.