§ Mr. KEATINGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention has been called to the fact that the 1901 Census of Ireland, unlike that of England, did not, as respects the occupations of the population, distinguish between employers and employed; and, seeing that the 1911 Census of Ireland made this distinction and that the possession of statistics in this respect is of enormous and urgent importance in connection with the National Insurance Bill, whether he will even if it is necessary to engage a special temporary staff and make provision for its payment apart from the anticipated cost of the Census, give instructions to have the occupation statistics of each county in Ireland in 1911 made available forthwith for this purpose?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Irish Census Act, 1910, provided that only forms and instructions similar to those issued under the Act of 1900 should be used in connec- 1433W tion with the present Census. The inquiries issued under the two Acts are identical and do not distinguish between employer and employed. The information asked for is not, therefore, available.