Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
1195. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way a person (details supplied) can access the 1926 census; and if it is possible to access one page only, under supervision. [37917/15]
View answerCurrent 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.
