Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the response. In his follow-up response, he might address how we compare with the targets set in harnessing digital 2030. The four Ds of demographics, decarbonisation, digitalisation and de-globalisation are key trends likely to transform our economy over the next decade. Increasing digitisation is foundational in terms of putting the economy on the front foot for the coming decades. As the Minister of State said, this is about future-proofing. Investing in digitisation is key to building a robust economy that is high wage, high growth and high productivity. The State has to accelerate and enhance digital adoption to ensure Ireland becomes an international economic digital leader. To do that, it is not enough to set targets. The Minister of State outlined some of the steps that have been taken. The targets need to be monitored and we need progress reports on how those targets are being met. If they are not being met, we perhaps an need explanation as to why or how the Minister of State intends to meet them into the future.

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