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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is important to give credit where credit is due. In response to the Deputy's question, the CSO was peer reviewed and there were no flaws detected. This shows the standard and quality of data garnered by the Central Statistics Office. There is a lot of oversight and a lot of peer reviews that take place to make sure the data is as accurate as possible.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: We had very accurate Covid figures during that time. The Deputy will be aware we did not do the census during 2021 because of Covid. We deferred that until 2022. The Covid figures were very accurate. There was also a data room set up for Departments to carry out modelling during Covid.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO collates the data it looks at. That is not climate change, per se. It looks at energy and fossil fuel usage across the country and CO2 outputs in that context. The wider question the Deputy is asking is about everyone playing their part in reducing CO2 emissions. I would say everyone in every country is grappling. Fingers have been pointed at particular sectors. Here, the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy makes a good point. This is where the CSO is now moving to. It is not just about providing data and statistics but also about feeding into Government policy and policymakers, making sure our policies are based on evidence, facts and trends. The Deputy mentioned population movement. I can provide a report from the census data in relation to population movement. We also have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO budget allocation for 2024 is €82.62 million. The gross allocation includes €3.1 million from the national recovery resilience plan, NRPP. That is the funding for the online service.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is an internal audit committee. However, the CSO is also peer reviewed at an EU level and there is an internal audit committee.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is made up of directors general from various national statistical organisations. I can find out the number of people on the committee. I might get that information shortly.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The director general appoints the committee.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: They include both internal and external persons.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: About one third of the committee members are external.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will have to come back to the Cathaoirleach with a breakdown.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will get those figures for the Cathaoirleach.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: We have some data from census night, which will come in for the census, but the Department of Justice has almost all of that information I imagine. However, I will come back in relation to that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Cathaoirleach has raised a valid point. I will certainly raise with the CSO the issue of getting that data.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: With the census every year, a review is done on the questions asked. Many of the questions are dictated by EU regulations. The Chairman has just raised a specific issue relating to transport. If he feels there are specific difficulties relating to the types of questions asked, we would certainly welcome that feedback.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is important that we take on the Chairman's suggestions. We would welcome feedback on the specific questions. At an EU level, Ireland works with other EU statistics bodies to make sure the questions are as accessible and understandable as possible. Work is taking place at EU level, but that is not to say we should not constantly tweak our questions to make sure people can-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: There will be a trial for the 2027 census in September. That could be an opportunity to get feedback on the types of questions asked. We do not want somebody sitting at home who needs an explanation as to what a question means; it needs to be very understandable. That is always the thinking when asking the question. It needs to be understandable to everybody at home so that they do not...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised) (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: There will be a report on that in the next month. It is done every two years now. A report will come out in the next month on gender.