First Stage Lapsed 25th Seanad 142/2017
Statistics (1926 Census Release) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Paul Gavan
- Introduced
- 21 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
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- Amends the Statistics Act 1993 to give the 1926 census special heritage status and release it publicly for genealogy, history, and research.
- Makes the first post-independence Irish census accessible to citizens for personal and academic purposes without normal confidentiality restrictions.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no further legislative progress occurred.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 25th Seanad21 Nov 2017