Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Pádraig Dalton said it is inconsistent with the beyond gross domestic product initiative, which focuses on the broader quality of life indicators. He also stated there is a concern with the overburden of the SILC, survey on income and living conditions, and the legislative vehicles being proposed by EUROSTAT, which would significantly reduce member states' control over survey costs and burden. Can Mr. Dalton break down what that really means for the Central Statistics Office, CSO? What type of additional information would the CSO have to collect which could overburden the SILC? Would the CSO still retain complete autonomy in the collection of data and its analysis? What does this really mean in terms of the harmonisation under this regulation?