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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) will close a public consultation process for Census 2027 at noon tomorrow.
They have invited submissions from members of the public, organisations and interest groups on suggested questions for Ireland’s next census, which will take place in 2027.
Submissions proposing changes to the phrasing of questions used in Census 2022 or suggesting new questions for Census 2027 were sought.
Last year's census revealed that the Donegal population had increased to 166,321. It also included a space for a comment or reflection or observation to be included that would not be revealed to the public for 100 years.
Eileen Murphy, Head of Census Administration, said: “Early in 2023 a Census Advisory Group will be established to review the submissions and decide on new questions and changes to the current set of questions. These will be tested in a pilot census in 2024 before the final set of questions are submitted for Government approval in 2025. We will issue ongoing updates on the various stages of the consultation process on the CSO website.”
The consultation will close at 5pm on Friday, January 20, 2023.
Because of the limited time frame left members of the Donegal public who wish to make a submission should immediately contact:
census2027consultation@cso.ie or on the CSO website, where an online form is available at cso.ie/en/census/census2027consultation
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