Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter and the Department's openness to taking on suggestions. We want to bring this report to a place where it really serves people and we have good information. As Dr. Moran knows, the problem is we have lots of information but having good quality information that allows us to measure is the only way to make progress.

What would stop a Department choosing indicators that show it in a good light? If Dr. Moran asked me to choose indicators related to me, there are certain ones I would choose. That is just the way it is. Have there been any internal discussions in the Department about the varying standards of performance-based information? That will have a key role in trying to get consistent uniformity and accountability across the Departments.