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Survey Name

Census of Industrial Production

Survey purpose and legal basis

The Census of Industrial Production Survey is a statutory statistical survey conducted annually under the provisions of the Statistics (Structural Business Inquiries) Order, 2022 (S.I. No. 268 of 2022). Under Sections 26 and 27 of the 1993 Statistics Act you are obliged by law to complete and return this form. Any person who fails or refuses to provide this information or who knowingly provides false information may be subject to prosecution under Part VI of the Act.

This survey comprises two annual surveys to produce structural information on various accounting variables. These statutory surveys produce aggregated data on turnover, employment, exports, earnings and other variables for the Industrial sector. These surveys, the Census of Industrial Enterprises and Census of Industrial Local units present an annual detailed picture of the structure and activity of Industrial Production in Ireland. 

Who uses the results?

Our results are only ever made available to the public in aggregate form and we make sure that it is impossible for individuals or businesses to be identified. Results are used by Eurostat and help to compare developments in Ireland with other EU Member States. Anonymised survey information may be provided to other government departments, approved organisations and approved researchers for statistical purposes only. 

   

Is your personal data confidential and how long will the data be retained?

Yes. All information supplied to the CSO is treated as strictly confidential. The Statistics Act 1993, sets stringent confidentiality standards: information collected may be used only for statistical purposes.

The data you provide in this survey will be held for a maximum period of seven years from the date of issue, subject to survey requirements. 

 

The sources and categories of your personal data, where the data has not been collected directly from you:

N/A

For further information on this survey, your Data Protection rights and how your data is used please contact:

Eoghan Gethings, Business Statistics Section, Central Statistics Office, Skehard Road, Cork, T12 X00E

Tel: (+353) 21 453 5261  E-Mail: Enterprise_stats@cso.ie

Data Protection Information:

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:

  • The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission. Contact details: Office of the Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland.
  • The right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction or to object to the processing of your personal data.

However, because your data is processed for statistical purposes these rights may be limited in accordance with Article 89 of the GDPR. This is due to the fact that the exercise of any of these rights may render impossible, or seriously impair, the achievement of the statistical processing and such restriction maybe necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

Central Statistics Office Data Protection Officer Contact Details: