Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 954: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if figures released by the Central Statistics Office in July 2006 via the Census 2006 Preliminary Report will be used by his Department for any reason; if so, what the figures will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29303/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Census 2006 Preliminary Report results are likely to be used by my Department for general economic commentary, for comparing our demographic indicators with other economies and, indeed, in informing our labour market policy considerations on issues such as employment, training and migration. Equally, the enterprise development and advisory agencies such as Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Forfas, as well as FAS, the Employment and Training agency — all operating under the aegis of my Department — would also make relevant use of the data in the Preliminary Report, although we would all be conscious that the data contained therein is, as its title suggests, "preliminary".

The population of each CEB area also informs the needs of the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs).