Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021
222. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to publishing the 1926 census earlier than the proposed date of January 2027 in the decade of centenaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27669/21]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for the gathering of census data in Ireland. It has published data taken from the 1926 Census in 10 volumes as follows:
- Volume 1 - Population, area and valuation of each DED and each larger Unit of Area
- Volume 2 - Occupations
- Volume 3 - Religion and birthplaces
- Volume 4 - Housing
- Volume 5 - Ages, orphanhood and conjugal conditions
- Volume 6 - Industrial status
- Volume 7 - Industries
- Volume 8 - Irish language
- Volume 9 - Dependency
- Volume 10 - General Report
These volumes can be viewed on the CSO website at the following link: Census 1926 Reports - CSO - Central Statistics Office.
Sections 33 and 35 of the Statistics Act 1993 allow for the release of information gathered by a Census that relates either directly or indirectly to an identifiable person 100 years after the date that the census was taken. As the 1926 Census was taken on 18 April 1926, this information can be made available from 18 April 2026. While, making the details of individuals and households from the 1926 Census available will require a significant volume of work, I hope that the information will be available to the public in a digital format from that date.
