CSO Groups

A critical element of public policy formulation is the availability of expertise, skills and knowledge from individuals outside of the public service to advise and inform Ministers and public bodies. Often this process is formalised by the establishment of a liaison group, steering group, task force, working group, etc. to focus on or examine a particular policy issue or set of related issues. These groups may be representative of key stakeholders and experts in relation to the matters being reviewed.

The establishment of a steering group is an essential aspect of managing projects shared between Departments, and is often included as a requirement of the Memorandum of Understanding. The criteria for the set up of the group is described in that document. 

Working Groups operating under the aegis of the Transparency Code

• Enterprise Statistics
• Dept. of Health - CSO Health Data  Liaison Group
• CSO Housing Statistical Working Group

Liaison Groups comprising of the CSO and other bodies which focus on statistical methodology and departmental interdependencies.

• Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group
• All - Island Tourism Statistics
• Transport Statistics
• CSO-Revenue Liaison Group
• Formal Statistician Liaison Group
• Government Finance Statistics Liaison Committee
• System of Health Accounts
• Census Homeless Methodology Liaison Group
• CSO-Suicide Mortality Statistics Liaison Group
• CSO-EPA Liaison Group
• Forest Statistics Liaison Group
• CSO-SEAI Liaison Group
• Macroeconomic Statistics Liaison Group
• CSO - An Garda Síochána Liaison Group
• Education Statistics Liaison Group
• Sexual Violence Survey (SVS) Liaison Group
• Productivity Liaison Group
• National Data Infrastructure Champions Group
• National Statistical Service (NSS)
• CSO Climate and Energy Statistics Liaison Group

Steering Groups

• Sexual Violence Survey (SVS) Steering Group
• Growing up in Ireland Survey Steering Group

Ethics Groups

• Social Surveys Ethics Advisory Group