Ms Meaghan Carmody:

Exactly. Where is the information and where is the evidence of that process having happened? This really is the cornerstone of policy coherence for the SDGs and them being a tool for public policy. This must be ramped up and how this process is being used must be made very clear. It is a question we would really appreciate members to ask officials this afternoon.

As for the point about honesty, I appreciate that it does not equate to an excuse. We very much hope that the Government's integrity and a commitment to honesty do not equate to kicking the can even further down the road but more a public communication of where we are, where we need to be, and what we are going to do to get there. That involves approved data. Ms Bennett mentioned that SJI has been pushing for increased resourcing of the CSO in terms of SDG data collection for many years. I appreciate that we have a lot more resources at our disposal in Ireland to be able to push the SDGs and we need to do a lot more, both in Ireland and to facilitate SDG achievement around the world.