The first census carried out by the State will be available online next year, Minister for Arts, Culture and Communications Patrick O'Donovan is expected to tell the Cabinet.
The 1926 Census website will go live on 18 April 2026, making available information on almost three million people living in Ireland on that night 100 years ago.
The 1926 Census was the first census of the Irish Free State, also known as Saorstát Éireann, and marks a significant moment in the development of modern Ireland.
Census 1926 consists of 2,496 bound volumes containing 700,000 household returns and about 70,000 enumerators' sheets giving details of houses and buildings in each townland.
More than €5 million has been made available by the Government to enable release of the 1926 Census next year.
This census captured details on employers and provides an insight into the nature of work in Ireland in 1926 from a social and cultural perspective.
Minister O'Donovan will also update the Government on work to bring RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Speaking as he arrived at Government Buildings this morning, the Tánaiste said that RTÉ or any other body which receives public funding should try to avoid confidentiality clauses when agreeing settlements.
Simon Harris said he is looking for Minister O'Donovan to bring proposals to bring RTÉ back within the remit of the C&AG.
"I think this does highlight the need, really now to look at how we can empower the PAC and how we can empower the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to RTÉ.
"I think RTÉ is on a journey of transformation. The taxpayer, the people of Ireland have rightly commissioned a significant level of funding for the years ahead, because we value public service broadcasting.
"But alongside that, I think it's important that RTÉ takes the opportunity to show and that when it comes to transparency, this is something it takes extraordinarily seriously."
Asked about a case recently where RTÉ reached a settlement with a contractor that included a confidentiality clause, Mr Harris said: "In general, as a first principle, I think those sort of confidentiality agreements should be avoided wherever possible."
'DEIS Plus Scheme'
Minister for Education Helen McEntee will outline plans to address educational disadvantage, including the publishing of a new DEIS Plan, and work on a 'DEIS Plus Scheme'.
The new DEIS Plan will focus on improving the opportunities for children at risk of educational disadvantage in all schools.
The plan will address retention to Leaving Certificate and improving progression rates into further and higher education and employment.
It will place a major focus on school attendance and tackling the rate of absenteeism in both DEIS and non-DEIS schools.
The minister will also update the Cabinet on her work to establish a new 'DEIS Plus’ scheme which will support schools with the highest level of educational disadvantage, helping them to improve educational outcomes, particularly regarding literacy and numeracy.
Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke will bring a memo to Cabinet on his department's new small business unit.
The purpose of the unit is to ensure that the needs and issues of small businesses have a dedicated focus and are acknowledged across Government.
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary will provide an update on the procurement of investment management providers for the automatic enrolment retirement savings system .
The successful bidders will informed later today.
The new system, which will automatically include employees in a pension savings scheme for at least six months, is set be launched at the beginning of next year.
