Written answers

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Census of Population Publication

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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673. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will publish the results of the 1926 census online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45408/15]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Current legislative provisions, as contained in the Statistics Act 1993, require that census data must be withheld for 100 years. Accordingly, it is not possible at this time to release 1926 Census returns before the statutory period has elapsed in 2026. If the records were to be released before the expiry of 100 years, a major change in legislation and policy would be required to allow for such an early release. This is not currently being proposed.

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