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If your Census form hasn't been collected yet, you've been asked to post it back

Returning Census forms by post is free of charge to the householder.

PEOPLE WHOSE CENSUS form has not yet been collected have been asked to post the form back to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Enumerators are now completing their collections. However, the CSO has advised people whose form not yet been collected, to “post it without delay”.

Returning Census forms by post is free of charge to the householder.

Census forms can be returned to the following address:

Central Statistics Office
PO Box 2021
Freepost 4726
Swords
Co Dublin
K67 D2X4

Once the two million forms are all returned to Census Head Office in Swords, they will be scanned and the data analysed before being published as anonymised statistics.

In a statement released today, the CSO said: “These statistics are vital for planning public services such as roads, schools, hospitals, and housing. Preliminary population figures from Census 2022 are expected to be published by mid-summer.

“As well as producing the results from Census 2022, the CSO is now looking ahead to the next census which will take place in 2027. Plans are progressing on providing an online response option which will be part funded by the European Union National Recovery and Resilience plan.”

Eileen Murphy, Head of Census Administration, added: “We have seen great public support for the Census so far and would encourage anyone who still has their form to please post it back as soon as possible.

“By law everyone who was present in the country on Census night must be recorded on a form, so it is really important that the completed forms are returned to us now. If you know of someone who needs extra support with their form, we ask you to check in with them and help them get in touch with us for further information if required.”

If a form has been lost or damaged, people have been advised to contact the CSO for a replacement form online or by calling 0818 2022 04.

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    Mute conriel
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    May 2nd 2022, 4:53 PM

    Understanding of the census is to gather information for future planning, correct! So what improvements have being done since the last one, lets say in “Housing , “Health, Transport etc. ,

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    Mute Ian James Burgess
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    May 2nd 2022, 6:42 PM

    @conriel: exactly nothing ever changes, it’s just keeping civil servants in work. I worked in construction long enough to never see changes due to a census

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    Mute Stephen Deegan
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    May 2nd 2022, 7:32 PM

    @Ian James Burgess: You obviously never built motorways or schools…

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    Mute Noel Donohue
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    May 2nd 2022, 3:11 PM

    No point me filling out a census sure Facebook already have all my information

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    Mute Mickey Finn
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    May 2nd 2022, 2:49 PM

    Ireland has to recruit 5,000 enumerators to count the 1.9 million households in Ireland – a sizable recruitment task. Assuming they do the census the same way, India would have to recruit 645,000 enumerators for their census. That must be fun.

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    May 2nd 2022, 5:39 PM

    All I know is that I took absolute delight in writing my religion as JEDI.

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    May 2nd 2022, 8:57 PM

    @Elizabeth Moore: and what is the main belief of being from the Jedi order Elizabeth?

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    Mute Mickey Finn
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    May 2nd 2022, 11:17 PM

    @Peter Roche: Stay away from the dark side?

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    Mute John O Mahony
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    May 3rd 2022, 12:50 AM

    What use is a cencus when there is undocumented living in the country. You will only come up with false figures as these people are not counted

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    Mute Eleanor Jordan O'Farrell
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    May 3rd 2022, 7:24 AM

    @John O Mahony: what makes you say they are not counted?

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    Mute John O Mahony
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    May 3rd 2022, 9:31 AM

    @Eleanor Jordan O’Farrell: if they are undocumented how can they be

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    Mute Eleanor Jordan O'Farrell
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    May 3rd 2022, 2:21 PM

    @John O Mahony: all inhabitants of all residences are counted. Being undocumented has nothing to do with it.

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    May 3rd 2022, 3:17 PM

    @Eleanor Jordan O’Farrell: do you honestly believe this

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    May 3rd 2022, 6:56 PM

    @John O Mahony: I’m sure there will be some who don’t declare their presence due to fear but anyone who understands what a Census actually is will realise that it’s confidential and ID isn’t required!

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    May 4th 2022, 1:20 AM

    @Eleanor Jordan O’Farrell: oh I know what it is so now you agree that all people living in Ireland won’t be accounted for.

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