77 Mr. Hilliard asked the Taoiseach the reason for the increase of 251 per cent under Subhead A8 of Vote 5 in the 1996 Estimates. [19334/96]

Vote 5 relates to the Central Statistics Office and the increase of 251 per cent, or £6.4 million, under Subhead A8 in 1996 is accounted for entirely by the field costs associated with the 1996 Census of Population.