Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister. How does the Government know whether the scheme is going to be a success? Does the Department compile figures weekly, monthly or every six months? The recommendation would provide for a six-monthly report to be laid before the Houses, so I am sure the Department will want to know how successful the scheme will be. Moreover, for future planning, that type of information will be needed. Does the Department have some sort of a scheme that collates all this information? If so, it would not be difficult to compile it in a report to be laid before the Houses, as the recommendation seeks to provide.