Vol. 496 No. 4
21 Mr. Broughan asked the Taoiseach the frequency with which the household survey, which has replaced the labour force survey, will be released by the Central Statistics Office; the publication date for the next set of statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/98]
The quarterly national household survey was introduced in September 1997, replacing the annual labour force survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide quarterly detailed statistics on the labour force and to produce periodic reports on social themes. Processing and publication of survey results are still at a developmental stage. To date, one survey release has been issued by the CSO, containing labour force details for the fourth quarter of 1997. The next release, scheduled for publication at the end of this month, will contain results for the first two quarters of 1998. The ultimate target is to produce quarterly reports within three months of the end of each quarter and CSO expects to meet this objective during 1999.
