Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 109: To ask the Taoiseach the reason for the 19% increase, from €48,572,000 to €57, 832,000, in the estimated expenditure by the Central Statistics Office between 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9952/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The net allocation for the CSO in 2010 is €57,832,000, compared with a provisional outturn of €48,572,000 for 2009. The increase is mainly due to cyclical activities which are additional to the CSO's core annual statistical work programme. Preparations for the next Census of Population in April 2011 are advancing this year and include the printing of the census forms; putting in place the census processing systems; commencing the recruitment of the temporary field force; and a wide range of other support and logistics preparations. The collection of the 2009/10 Household Budget Survey is continuing during the course of 2010 and the ten-yearly Census of Agriculture will be collected in June.