The forms for the census have already been printed and will not be changed to include new questions
The next census will not include any questions about the Covid-19 pandemic - as the questions were set four years ago.
The national population count, carried out by the Central Statistics Office, takes place every five years. Under the Statistics Act, everyone in the State must complete or be included on the census form. "The holding of a census pilot survey took place in 2018. Following the completion of the pilot, the census advisory group convened to consider the findings and finalise the questions to be concluded in census 2021.The census form includes questions on topics such as age, marital status, sex, place of birth, occupation and religion.
25 older questions, on topics such as religion, disability, ethnic group and the Irish language, will also be updated. In response to a parliamentary question, he said: "The decision to postpone the census scheduled for 18 April 2021 until 3 April 2022 was not taken lightly and was based on a number of factors.
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