Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

——to meet those targets, as shown in the outlined figures. A certain target was set for 2012 and another for 2016, both of which are a long way off. We are working towards the targets.

No matter my position, I have always valued independent advice and research and evidence-based data. It is important that this trend continues in my work.

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