Products on the CSO Work Programme were divided into the following six main themes with twenty three associated sub-themes. Also included are the main Corporate publications produced during the year:
Contained within this theme are statistical products all about people and the society in which we live. This theme is further divided into eight sub-themes and covers Population and Migration; Births, Deaths and Marriages; Crime and Justice; Social Conditions; Health; Information Society; Education; Housing and Households.
Head of Division: Cormac Halpin (Census); Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 9
Number of Products actually produced in 2018: 7
Seven of the nine statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
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Highlight: Product - Census 2016 Non-Irish Nationalities Living in Ireland CSO published the Census 2016 - Non-Irish Nationalities Living in Irelandreport on 18th September. One of the many benefits of census data is the information it gives us on the individual groups that make up Irelands population. This report details the Top Ten largest non-Irish national populations living in Ireland and looks at the characteristics of each covering topics such as where they live, age profile, education, language ability, housing, general health, work and occupations |
Products not produced:
The Census Names Release was not produced due to technical reasons.
Life in Ireland publication was not produced and there are no plans to publish this product.
Other Highlights:
Census Pilot: The main focus of the division in 2018 was on the Census Pilot. This involved an extensive programme of testing new innovations for Census 2021 including new questionnaire content, the electronic Enumerator Record Book and an improved address register.
Population Estimates Compiled from Administrative Data Only (PECADO): Outputs from research into a different methodology to that currently used in the production of official population estimates launched at the 7th Administrative Data Seminar on the 4th December 2018. This research is part of a larger CSO and NSB strategic goal to be able to compile, at a lower cost to the taxpayer, detailed ‘census like’ population statistics from administrative data on an annual basis, at detailed geographic level. This will be a requirement of the European Statistical System from 2024 onwards.
Head of Division: Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 10
Number of Products actually produced in 2018: 9
Nine of the ten products listed on the work programme to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions.
Product not produced:
Mortality Differentials in Ireland product was delayed until 2019 due to availability of resources.
Head of Division: Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 4
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 1
One of the four statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Products not produced:
Garda Annual Recorded Crime Statistics - delayed to 2019 due to upgrade of An Garda Síochána PULSE information system which will enable better data
Prison Recidivism & Probation Recidivism – were both delayed to 2019 due to a reassignment of priorities within Crime section.
Head of Division: Gerard Reilly (Income, Consumption & Wealth); Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 3
Number of Products actually produced in 2018: 1
One of the three statistical products listed on the work programme to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions.
Products not produced:
Pensions module - The data collection was completed in Quarter 4 of 2018 and the module will be published in 2019.
Cultural Thematic Report -Will be considered for 2019 if resources allow.
Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis); Norita Murphy (Government Accounts Compilation and Outputs)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 4
Number of Products actually produced in 2018: 6
All statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published. In addition there were two new statistical products produced which were not listed on the work programme.
New Products produced but not listed on Work Programme for 2018:
The Well being on the Nation 2017
See highlights box below.
HSE Funded Pharmacy Claims 2013 - 2016
A release on the expenditure on Health Service Executive (HSE) refunded pharmacy claims under the General Medical Scheme (GMS).
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Highlight: Product - The Well being on the Nation 2017 Published in January this new publication attempts to address the question how do people feel about their lives as a whole. With over 30 indicators across eight areas of society, the key findings of the publication include:
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Head of Division: Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis); Tara Davis (Business Statistics Analysis & Results)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 2
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 2
The two statistical products listed on the work programme to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions.
Head of Division: Keith McSweeney (Social Analysis); Kieran Culhane (Statistical System Coordination)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 3
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 3
All three statistical products listed on the work programme to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions.
Head of Division: Kieran Culhane (Statistical System Coordination)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 2
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 1
One of the two statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
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Highlight: Product – New Dwelling Completions (Quarterly) In June 2018 CSO introduced a new quarterly series on the number of new dwellings built in Ireland since 2011. This quarterly report was compiled using an innovative approach to linking the best available housing related datasets together, resulting in the most accurate analysis available to date. New dwelling completion data is presented by type of dwelling, county, and urban-rural divide. Taking the quarter 3 report published in November it shows that Dublin and Mid-East make up 61% of all new dwelling completions. ‘Dublin 15' was the Eircode area with the most new dwelling completions.
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Product not produced:
Housing in Ireland
A report on Housing in Ireland was not produced in 2018. In 2019 there are plans to publish a horizontal report looking at different aspects of social housing provision in Ireland.
Statistical Products measuring employment/unemployment, the flow of jobs and persons, industrial disputes, earnings and labour costs are included in this area. The theme is subdivided into two sub-themes Labour Market; Earnings.
Head of Division: Brian Ring (Labour Market & Earnings)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 8
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 7
Seven of the eight statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Product not produced:
Job Churn – the job churn product is still under review and has been delayed to Quarter 1 2019.
Earnings
Head of Division: Brian Ring (Labour Market & Earnings)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 6
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 5
Five of the six statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions.
Product not produced:
Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
It is proposed to expand the release content and this was not completed in 2018. Now planned for Quarter 1, 2019.
Statistical Products measuring all aspects of the Business Economy using short term statistics and longer term structural statistics. This theme is further divided into seven sub-themes and covers Agriculture; Construction; Industry; Multisectoral; Services; Tourism and Travel; Transport.
Head of Division: Donal Kelly (Agriculture, Transport & Tourism)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 14
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 15
All 14 of the statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published as scheduled. In addition, one product was produced which was not listed on the work programme.
Product produced but not listed on Work Programme for 2018:
Transmission to Eurostat of data relating to the domestically available stocks of cereals and their utilisation. Includes how much is produced domestically and how much is imported (EU, and rest of the world).
Head of Division: Tara Davis (Business Statistics Analysis & Results), Prices (Barra Casey)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 3
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 3
All the statistical products schedule to be produced in 2018 were published.
Head of Division: Tara Davis (Business Statistics Analysis & Results);
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 6
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 6
All six statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Head of Division: Tara Davis (Business Statistics Analysis & Results); Kevin McCormack (Sustainable Development Goals & Indicator Reports)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 8
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 9
All statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published. In addition, one ongoing statistical product not listed on the work programme was produced.
Existing product produced but not listed on Work Programme for 2018:
Inward Foreign Affiliate Statistics
Annual survey data transmission to Eurostat for all enterprises and branches located in Ireland that are under foreign control.
Head of Division: Paul J Crowley (Business Statistics Data Collection & Services Outputs)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 2
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 2
The two statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Rebase of series:
The Monthly Services Index and Retail Sales Index were both rebased to 2015 in Quarter 1 2018. The rebasing of both series is in line with EU recommendations to update the base reference periods at regular five-year intervals. The new series replaces the existing series to base year 2010 as 100.
Head of Division: Donal Kelly (Agriculture, Transport & Tourism)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 6
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 5
Five of the six statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Product not produced:
This product was not produced for Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 2018 due to data quality concerns.
Head of Division: Donal Kelly (Agriculture, Transport & Tourism)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 8
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 8
All statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
The Road Freight Transport Survey publication became a quarterly release after the 2017 Annual Publication was produced in July 2018.
Statistical Products measuring the economic activity of the economy. This theme is further divided into four sub-themes and covers Balance of Payments; National Accounts; External Trade; Prices.
Head of Division: Christopher Sibley (Balance of Payments Analysis & Dissemination)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 21
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 22
Twenty-one products scheduled to be published in 2018 were produced and one new product not on the work programme was published.
New Product:
Aircraft Leasing in Ireland 2007-2016
A new publication from our Balance of Payments area on the Aircraft Leasing industry. The publication gives data on Employment and Remuneration; Income and Expenditure; and Assets and Liabilities.
Head of Division: John Sheridan (National Accounts – Annual Outputs); Michael Connolly (National Accounts – Integration); Norita Murphy (Government Accounts Compilation and Outputs); Gillian Roche (Government Accounts Classifications)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 59
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 61
All statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published on time and without revisions. In addition two new products were produced which were not listed on the work programme for 2018.
New Products:
Two new products not listed on the 2018 Work Programme -
This is the first publication by the CSO of a new table on Irish pension liabilities which brings together all occupational pension schemes including those managed by government. The publication shows the amount owing to households by private employers and government at the end of 2015 as well as the transactions which took place during that period.
Provisional annual results published in October of General Government transactions: revenue, expenditure and deficit.
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Highlight: New Product – Productivity in Ireland A new product produced by CSO in May 2018, this annual publication aims to help users understand productivity in the globally-integrated Irish economy. Productivity measures the efficiency with which an economy transforms inputs into outputs. The publication goes beyond basic labour productivity analysis to examine the impact of all inputs (labour, capital, multi-factor productivity) on Irish productivity. |
Head of Division: Orla McCarthy (International Trade in Goods)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 7
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 9
All seven statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were publishedon time and without revisions. In addition, two new products not listed on the Work Programme were introduced.
New Products:
Two new products not listed on the Work Programme -
A special report focussing on the number and type of Irish enterprises who trade with the UK.
A new annual publication which focussed on analysing trade on an annual basis with additional data on special interest topics.
Head of Division: Barra Casey (Prices)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 15
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 15
All 15 statistical products due to be produced in 2018 were published as scheduled.
Cross cutting statistical publications combining published statistics from a wide range of sources into one thematic publication.
Head of Division: Elaine O’ Mahoney (Dissemination & Communication)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 3
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 3
The three statistical products due to be produced in 2018 were published as scheduled.
Statistical Products covering the rapidly expanding area of environmental statistics. This theme is further divided into three sub-themes and covers Environment Accounts; Environment Indicators; Environment Statistics. In 2019 this area was further expanded to include Climate.
Head of Division: Gerry Brady (Environment & Climate)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 8
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 8
All eight of the statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published.
Head of Division: Gerry Brady (Environment & Climate)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 1
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 1
The Environment Indicators Ireland report was published as scheduled.
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Highlight: Product – Environment Indicators Ireland The fourth edition of the biennial Environmental Indicators Ireland report was published in August 2018, which is published on a biennial basis. The environment area is wide-ranging and the nine domains in the report cover areas as diverse as greenhouse gases, waste, and biodiversity. Some of the main findings:
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Head of Division: Gerry Brady (Environment & Climate)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 9
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 8
Eight of the nine statistical products scheduled to be produced in 2018 were published. Two of these were new products: Business Energy Use Survey and Fish Landings.
Product not produced:
This product was not published as the administrative data was not received by CSO.
Delayed transmission of data:
One of the three datasets due to be submitted to Eurostat for the Waste Statistics Regulation of these was delayed to February 2019 due to the need to adjust the IT processing system to modify the methodology.
Head of Division: Gerry Brady (Environment & Climate)
Number of Products scheduled to be produced in 2018: 0
Number of Products actually published in 2018: 1
A new product Climate Data Rescue Project was undertaken which was not on the Work Programme for 2018. This involved the keying and checking a broad set of daily climate data for the period from around the mid nineteenth century to 1959 for three meteorological stations.
In addition to the Statistical Products produced the Central Statistics Office published four corporate publications during 2018. These were:
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