Ms Caroline O'Loughlin:

We are entering the final phase of an SRSP, which examines the entire framework of performance budgeting. The OECD has been appointed to conduct the project. My Department is very fortunate as in our team consists of people who are experts in how similar reforms have been introduced in places such as New Zealand. Mr. Kinnane mentioned the New Zealand living standards framework and gender budgeting in Iceland.

The SRSP project is now in its second phase. We are engaging pilot Departments now to conduct a tagging exercise to see how expenditure can be tagged against different dimensions.