Written answers
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Bodies
10:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 142: To ask the Taoiseach the names, affiliations and addresses of the census advisory group; its term of office; the name of the chairperson; the procedure that was used for their appointment; if any organisations or institutions within the State were asked for nominations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/08]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Census Advisory Group consists of the following members.
| 2011 Census Consultation — Census Advisory Group | ||
| Organisation | Representative | Designation |
| Department of An Taoiseach | Mr. Aedan Hall | Assistant Principal, Economic & Social Policy |
| Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | Ms. Susan Scally | Principal, Corporate Co-ordination Division |
| Department of Education and Science | Ms. Nicola Tickner | Statistician |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Mr. Fergus Doyle | HEO, Planning Unit |
| Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | Mr. Frank Donohoe | Assistant Principal, Housing Policy Unit |
| Department of Finance | Ms. Anne Donegan | Assistant Principal, Budget, Economic & Pensions Division |
| Department of Health and Children | Mr. Hugh Magee | Senior Statistician |
| Department of Social and Family Affairs | Mr. Paul Morrin | Senior Statistician |
| Department of Transport | Mr. Ken Jordan | Statistician |
| Dublin Transportation Office | Mr. Frank McCabe | Technical Director — Research and Analysis |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Dr. Dorothy Watson | Senior Research Officer |
| Equality Authority | Mr. Laurence Bond | Head of Research |
| Irish Business and Employers Confederation | Mr. Fergal O'Brien | Senior Economist |
| Irish Congress of Trade Unions | Mr. Conor Farrell | Research Officer — Social Affairs |
| Local Government Management Services Board | Mr. David O'Connor | County Manager, Fingal County Council |
| National Disability Authority | Ms. Mary Van Lieshout | Head of Research & Standards Development |
| Regional Authorities Directors' Association | Mr. John Byrne | Secretary (Director — Mid-East Regional Authority) |
| UCD | Prof. Tony Fahey | Professor of Social Policy |
| NUI Maynooth | Prof. Rob Kitchin | Director — National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Gerry Brady | Senior Statistician — Social Statistics Integration |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Dermot Corcoran | Statistician — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Ms. Deirdre Cullen | Senior Statistician — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Brian King | Statistician — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Shaun McLaughlin | Statistician — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Ms. Catriona Power (Secretary) | HEO — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Aidan Punch (Chair) | Director — Census |
| Central Statistics Office | Mr. Declan Smyth | Statistician — Census |
Nominations were received from the 17 organisations indicated above who were invited to participate in the work of the group. The two university representatives were approached directly. The group has now concluded the first phase of its work in recommending the questions to be included in a pilot study to be carried out in April 2009. The group will reconvene in September 2009 and assist the CSO in making its recommendation to Government in relation to the proposed content of the 2011 census form and the outputs to be produced.
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