Blackrock’s Dorothea launches Census 2016

ONE of Ireland’s oldest people was on hand to help launch Census 2016 last week.

Dorothea Findlater, from Blackrock, who is 106 years’ old has been counted in 18 censuses.

She was pictured with Teresa Moran, from Raheny, who is age 100 and has been counted in 17 censuses.

They were helping to raise awareness that the census will take place on Sunday, April 24 when everybody in Ireland, young and old, must be counted on a census form.

Delivery of forms to every home in the country has already begun to give the people of Ireland the chance to make their mark on the future.

Everybody who spends the night of Sunday, April 24 in Ireland must be included on a census form.

Speaking at the launch of Census 2016 at Government Buildings, Taoiseach Enda Kenny outlined the importance of everyone taking part in Census 2016.

“By participating in the census on April 24, each and every one of us will help to shape our understanding about life in Ireland today,” he said.

Pádraig Dalton, Director General of the Central Statistics Office, explained the extent of the work involved in making the census happen.

“The census of population, carried out every five years, is the CSO’s largest and most challenging statistical operation,” he said. “Counting every single person in the State on a single night is no easy task and, as you can imagine, an enormous amount of work has already gone into this census to get us here today.”

Deirdre Cullen, CSO Senior Statistician with responsibility for the census, had some information on what people can expect to happen over the coming weeks.

“Delivery of census forms to every home in the country will begin this week. Your enumerator will call to deliver and collect your form,” she said. “Please answer your door because it is important that your enumerator delivers your form to you. They can also answer any questions you may have.”

All of these resources and much more information about the census are available on the census website at www.census.ie. 

The last census was on Sunday, April 10, 2011.

Census 2011 revealed that the population of Ireland on that night was 4,588,252 persons. 

Census 2016 will be the 27th census taken in Ireland.