Census form help

My best suggestion would be to use the more than one job criterion.

"For children who attend childcare before school, the time leaving home for childcare should be entered.

People with more than one job should enter the time they leave home for the first time.

Students with a part-time job before attending college should enter the time they leave home.

People who do not work or attend school, college or childcare should leave this question blank.

Your answer to this question will help in transport monitoring and planning, by providing important information on the volume of commuter travel at different times of the day."

For children who attend childcare before school, the time leaving home for childcare should be entered.

People with more than one job should enter the time they leave home for the first time.

Students with a part-time job before attending college should enter the time they leave home.

People who do not work or attend school, college or childcare should leave this question blank.

Your answer to this question will help in transport monitoring and planning, by providing important information on the volume of commuter travel at different times of the day.

Census.ie have their explanation for each question and why they ask it. That's all your enumerator will know.

I think whole thing about census been used to have an idea for school/ childcare capacity etc is a load of baloney.

My 1st son was born a few months after last census, so this will be his first time being marked on census yet already in school and now 5, nearly 6.

He was lucky to get a place, very high demand in my area.

So how did census look after his needs it didn't?

It says DO count bedrooms. They are in the second list along with living rooms, kitchens etc

yes, there should be an online option (if that's viable)

Go you, you rebel.

Agree that the census data collected in previous years doesn't seem to have helped with providing enough new housing, hospitals, schools, childcare facilities or nursing homes. They are all woefully inadequate.

I read recently that the Nordic countires use existing government information to compile census data. Finland stopped doing a paper census years ago and now compiles the information from government databases. It saves millions because it doesn't need to employ thousands of enumerators and, it doesn't need to bother citizens every five years to get information they already have. Much better idea IMO.

I thought the enumerator calls back to the house to collect the forms?

Yes. 😊

We have everyone in the house writing one comment each and signing their name.. Hope someone sees it maybe, in 2122 and gets a kick out of it 😊

Like a card to the rellies, in advance!

Ps. Did find this one a bit more awkward alright.

The number of rooms..the times people go out the door.. We are a mix of shiftworkers, wfh and college students...

The number of devices linked to the internet, are we going to end up with higher tv licences?

I found it harder and I have been filling it out for a long time now.

They've acknowledged that some people won't have got forms in time (my enumerator went down with covid literally an hour before she was due to call to me), and provided a phone number to ring to get a form. Someone up thread provided the details, but I've seen them elsewhere as well, I'm sure they're easily got.

These are not normal times.

Bully for you.

Stick it to da man.

A lot of these could be saved if, like in most European countries, you registered where you live with your PPS number with your local council.

It's bizarre how people can move around here from County to county and you don't un-register with one area and register with another.

This would give them good stats on population, where they live etc.

This would solve voting register issues either.

They could then do different types of surveys, research to find stats on religion, travel to work etc.

Also I don't understand why they need to ask on ever when a building was built as they should only need to be informed of new builds since the last census as they have the information there already and buildings don't move.

Well I think services should be build before extra houses are build in smaller towns...