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Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 6th June, 2002, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Defence, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Minister...

Written Answers — Export Trade: Export Trade (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is not available from external trade statistical records.

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the deputy is given in the tables.The deaths have been classified by the Underlying Cause of Death. Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (I.C.D. 9). The categories for Underlying Cause of Death specified here are: Malignant Neoplasms i.e. Cancer Diseases of...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Population and Households in Mid-April for selected years Reference period Number of households (thousands) Number of Persons (thousands) April 2004 1405.9 4043.8 April 2005 1453.9 4130.7 April 2006 1488.4 4234.9 The official population projections for the period since 2002 have been exceeded because the net inward...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The figure is at least 101%.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The number of households which failed or refused to complete a census form in the recent census, though not precisely known at this stage, is believed to be relatively small. The Central Statistics Office employed a field force comprising 40 regional supervisors, 400 field supervisors and 4,400 enumerators to carry out the census field operation. The 4,400 enumerators visited approximately...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: There were 400 field supervisors and 4,400 enumerators.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: With the Chair's permission I will deal with the question raised by Deputy Rabbitte with regard to a comparison between the census work and the work now being carried out on the electoral register. The Labour Party has proposed to legislate for using information gathered in the census to update the electoral register. This would be a fundamental breach of trust by the State. I explained...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: In a previous reply to Deputy McManus I referred to "early next year". That is as near as I can come to providing a definitive date.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I would make a guess of either March or April.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Before the election, I will communicate with the Deputy.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: No, it is not normal practice to publish legal advice and the Minister has no plans to do so. The Deputy knows the position. Following publication of the CSO preliminary reports, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, sought the advice of the Attorney General on the census results and constituency boundaries. The Attorney General has advised that...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Cuirfidh mé ceist ar an CSO maidir leis seo, agus iarrfaidh mé ar na hoifigigh scríobh chuig an Teachta Sargent. Forms for individuals and households were available in both English and Irish and could be completed in either of the two official languages. In addition, to facilitate recent immigrants, translations of the census form were provided in 11 foreign languages, including...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: We are getting into broader issues. I would be aware, as would anybody else who was campaigning in the Deputy's by-election, of the massive growth in population in north Kildare. We all accept that it is crucial work in regard to forward planning. There are questions in regard to disability on which we will seek detailed information to enable us plan for the tremendous investment that my...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Part and parcel of the publicity campaign is to underline the importance of this work. As I said earlier, most people agree that it is important work for whichever Government is in place. The Deputy represents a part of the country where it is crucial to have proper census figures for future planning, whether for the western corridor or wherever, and Transport 21 bears that out. The...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Yes, I did — 6,000——

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I said earlier: "When all of the census forms are processed, it will be possible to derive an exact figure for the extent of this category. However, preliminary indications are that the number of persons involved is of the order of 6,000."

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: It is a straightforward question of how we count the people who are in the country on census night. If, for example, Limerick residents were in Dublin on the night to support Munster, they were counted in guesthouses and hotels in Dublin. People on boats and civilian ships in Dublin's harbours and tourists in Ireland for the night were also counted. However, people who were away from the...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: That is correct.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: As I said earlier, a process has to be followed in which houses are revisited. Enumerators were given mobile telephones and calling cards, so it is not a question of knocking once and not finding anybody there. However, if people are away on holidays, for example, they are not counted.