Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Department of the Taoiseach has a lead role in advancing the well-being framework, which is aimed at ensuring budgetary funds are advanced not merely through purely economic measures but also through a range of things that are of value and are priorities for us, including educational attainment, biodiversity, the quality of housing and many other different values.

A very significant milestone was achieved in advancing the framework last year when it was included in the summer economic statement and in budget 2023. Is that pace and roll-out going to continue this year and in the years ahead? What Departments are now actively engaged and included in advancing the programme? I understand that not all of them are there yet. What is the plan for ensuring all Departments will be part of the framework and will include it as part of their budgetary framework?

Looking ahead to budget 2024, can the Taoiseach give us an example of somewhere where we will be able to see evidence of the framework influencing budgetary policy ahead of 2024?

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