Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I presume other countries are looking at us and saying this is a bit rich coming from the Irish, in terms of our GDP revisions and all the rest. I understand that the data says what it says. The problem is how far we were able to rely on those type of indicators and benchmarks in the past. I presume the calculations are correct. Eurostat has looked at all of this and given the CSO a clean bill of health in terms of those revisions.

I take on board what Mr. Dalton is saying about having the micro data and a bird's eye view of all the data that is out there.

I want to go back to the principle. I am not suggesting that I support it, but I want to get the Central Statistics Office view. Mr. Dalton opened his contribution by referring to supporting the broader aims. Does Mr. Dalton believe that the information collected should be shared across the European Union, although perhaps not in the exact way the proposal has suggested? Does Mr. Dalton believe that some version of that is what is needed? Does Mr. Dalton believe that the position here should remain constant?