Central_Statistics_Office_of_Ireland
Central Statistics Office (Ireland)
Ireland's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
The Central Statistics Office (CSO; Irish: An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of "information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions" in Ireland, in particular the census which is held every five years. The office is answerable to the Taoiseach and has its main offices in Cork. The Director General of the CSO is Pádraig Dalton.