Central Statistics Office

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2018

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Ceisteanna (144)

Micheál Martin

Ceist:

144. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the frequency with which officials from his Department meet with the CSO. [14149/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The CSO is an independent Office under the Statistics Act 1993. Officials from the Department of the Taoiseach meet with CSO representatives as required to support the Taoiseach and Minister of State in performing their statutory functions with regard to the CSO. They also meet through participation in many different fora including the National Statistics Board (NSB) (which has an Assistant Secretary from the Department of the Taoiseach as a member), consultative groups set up by the CSO or other bodies, various civil service and public service networks and boards and at statistical briefings provided by the CSO at the time of the publication of certain key releases.