Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We are considering these issues in the context of finalising the national action plan. As I indicated in my response to another question, we must strike a balance between our aspirations in the national action plan and what is practically feasible. The issues we are considering are the practical implications of the plan's implementation. I sought for and received the opinions of various Departments in this regard. After we finalise the plan, it will be brought to the Government and then made known. I envisage a monitoring and evaluation process, one in which the range of interests involved in the consultative process will be involved. I also envisage that the monitoring and evaluation will be subject to one of the Oireachtas committees after their establishment.

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