Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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While I give Deputy Lahart an opportunity to consider whether he wants to contribute again, I might follow up on the SWITCH model. I assume that it is some kind of software. It was outlined in the 2019 paper. Will the witnesses explain it a little? I see that the database was set out in terms of households from 2015 but that there was a significant update in 2019. Are we still largely just updating the 2015 data or is there a regular update based on new CSO figures? I presume that the CSO survey on income and living conditions is not the kind of survey conducted during the general census. I am unsure as to where we stand with the census at the moment, but if it has been delayed, will that pose a difficulty for the ESRI?