The Central Statistics Office (CSO) Annual Statistical Work Programme 2017 was published on the CSO’s website in March 2017 and is available here. This Annual Report presents information on the number of products which were produced in 2017, including new products not listed on the Work Programme for 2017, statistical innovations released during the year and also which products listed on the Work Programme for 2017 which were not produced.
Confidence in the quality and independence of official statistics is crucial as Ireland continues to use the information and insight provided by the CSO to guide economic and social development. In May 2017, the Irish Government adopted a Commitment on Confidence in Statistics reaffirming the CSO’s independence, impartiality and quality. With the publication of the annual CSO Work Programme and Annual Report the CSO is complying with Principle 1.5 of the European Statistics Code of Practice on Professional Independence which states:
"The statistical work programmes are published and periodic reports describe progress made",
and recommendation 2 of the Eurostat Peer Review of the Irish Statistical System carried out in 2015 which stated:
“The Central Statistics Office of Ireland should regularly compile and publish the Irish annual statistical work programme covering statistical surveys and other statistical activities of European statistics. The progress reports should also be published accordingly. (European Statistics Code of Practice, indicators 1.5 and 11.2.)”
In the Annual Statistical Work Programme 2017, the products were divided into the following six main themes with twenty three associated sub-themes:
People and Society; Labour Market and Earnings; Business Sectors; Economy; General Statistical Publications; Environment.
The structure of the progress report matches the breakdown by theme and subtheme.
For further information contact:
Noel O' Hara
Transformation & Performance
Central Statistics Office,
Skehard Road,
Cork, T12 X00E
Phone +353 21 453 5495
Email: governance@cso.ie
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