Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

I appreciate the Government has set targets and I am not going to be critical of it for missing certain ones. No one expects any Government to meet every single target it sets. However, it is a question of interpretation. Is it not reasonable to suggest there is some outside evaluation of these targets and that the Government does not decide whether it met its targets itself? This is particularly apt in view of the fact the Taoiseach has been very clear that Ministers, senior civil servants, senior officials and the plethora of bodies which are supposed to deliver A, B and C, should be held accountable for non-performance.

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