Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When I read the definition, and I appreciate it is from the CSO, it seemed pretty arbitrary in terms of a BUA. It just seemed to involve gathering together a number of smaller areas. Is the Minister of State in a position to clarify why the CSO uses that definition? I appreciate that the Department wants to use the same definition, given that the census is the data that will inform NPFs and the reviews relating to them. However, what is the logic or the rationale for the CSO's definition? If the Minister of State can explain that, it would be helpful. When we dispense with amendment No. 120, I will comment on amendment No. 160.