The National Statistics Board was set up as a non-statutory body in 1986 and established on a statutory basis in November 1994 under the Statistics Act 1993. The role of the Board defined by the Statistics Act is to guide the broad strategic direction of the Central Statistics Office and, in particular, to establish priorities for the development of official Statistics in Ireland.
The Boards has eight members. Two members are nominated by the Taoiseach and three members are nominated by organisations representative of the users of official statistics and providers of information under the Act. Two are senior representatives of the Department of Finance and the Department of the Taoiseach. The Director General of the CSO is an ex officio member of the Board.
The Chairperson of the NSB is appointed by the Taoiseach from among the five nominated members of the Board. The Secretary to the Board is nominated by the CSO.
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