Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006
509 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if figures released by the Central Statistics Office in July 2006 via the Census 2006 Preliminary Report will be used by his Department for any reason; if so, what the figures will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29305/06]
View answerWhile my Department is not, in general, dependent on these statistics for analysis and development of policies, the census data will be used, as required, as part of the Department's role in implementing Government policy and advising on the economic and financial management of the State.
The areas where these statistics would be of most use to my Department, would include the calculation of certain budgetary aggregates on a per capita basis, as background information in the context of expenditure issues related to population growth and migration patterns, and where appropriate, in the formulation of the next National Development Plan (2007 – 2013).
