Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the policy response which is triggered within his Department further to the publication of the census of population; the sections of his Department involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware the full set of Census reports have not yet been published and this will happen on an ongoing basis during the rest of 2017. Some of these forthcoming reports will have direct relevance for policy issues under the remit of my Department such as integration, ethnicity and equality. The Census is a rich data set and all relevant units within my Department, particularly the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) unit, utilise it as a valuable source of data for analysis on a range of issues. It is the practise of my Department to make best use of all available sources of sound evidence and data to shape policy in line with best practice.