Brendan Smith
Question:29. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the latest census data will be completed. [20907/16]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016
29. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the latest census data will be completed. [20907/16]
View answerThe Census Preliminary Results were published on Thursday 14 July 2016. This report contains a preliminary count of the population by County, Electoral Division and Dáil Constituency. It also contains preliminary data on total housing stock, along with figures on the number of holiday homes and other vacant dwellings by Electoral Division. The results are available on the CSO website in the form of electronic release, interactive tables, and interactive maps.
Processing and capture of the complete census data is scheduled to be completed by December this year. The first definitive results of the census are due to be published in March 2017. The remaining results will be released throughout 2017 in the form of published reports, electronic releases and Small Area Population Statistics in an interactive mapping tool. This will include a wide range of analysis across all census variables such as age, sex, marital status, migration, nationality, disability, travel patterns, education, industry and occupation.
It is planned to publish the detailed Census 2016 publication timetable in September 2016. The overall strategic goal is to maintain the 2011 timetable.
The following table contains the 2016 preliminary population for each constituency under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009:
Persons in each Constituency, as defined in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
Constituency |
Population 2016 |
Dáil Members in each Constituency |
Population per Dáil Member in each Constituency |
Carlow-Kilkenny |
151,492 |
5 |
30,298 |
Cavan-Monaghan |
124,289 |
4 |
31,072 |
Clare |
112,702 |
4 |
28,176 |
Cork East |
121,269 |
4 |
30,317 |
Cork North-Central |
124,699 |
4 |
31,175 |
Cork North-West |
89,187 |
3 |
29,729 |
Cork South-Central |
122,013 |
4 |
30,503 |
Cork South-West |
85,028 |
3 |
28,343 |
Donegal |
150,342 |
5 |
30,068 |
Dublin Bay North |
152,830 |
5 |
30,566 |
Dublin Bay South |
120,562 |
4 |
30,141 |
Dublin Central |
96,048 |
3 |
32,016 |
Dublin Fingal |
151,758 |
5 |
30,352 |
Dublin Mid-West |
117,588 |
4 |
29,397 |
Dublin North-West |
96,898 |
3 |
32,299 |
Dublin Rathdown |
94,125 |
3 |
31,375 |
Dublin South-Central |
119,121 |
4 |
29,780 |
Dublin South-West |
150,816 |
5 |
30,163 |
Dublin West |
122,507 |
4 |
30,627 |
Dún Laoghaire |
123,149 |
4 |
30,787 |
Galway East |
93,604 |
3 |
31,201 |
Galway West |
154,816 |
5 |
30,963 |
Kerry |
147,554 |
5 |
29,511 |
Kildare North |
122,248 |
4 |
30,562 |
Kildare South |
91,989 |
3 |
30,663 |
Laois |
92,625 |
3 |
30,875 |
Limerick City |
117,352 |
4 |
29,338 |
Limerick County |
83,748 |
3 |
27,916 |
Longford-Westmeath |
120,533 |
4 |
30,133 |
Louth |
150,481 |
5 |
30,096 |
Mayo |
120,092 |
4 |
30,023 |
Meath East |
91,151 |
3 |
30,384 |
Meath West |
90,358 |
3 |
30,119 |
Offaly |
88,851 |
3 |
29,617 |
Roscommon - Galway |
84,901 |
3 |
28,300 |
Sligo-Leitrim |
118,818 |
4 |
29,705 |
Tipperary |
149,593 |
5 |
29,919 |
Waterford |
116,401 |
4 |
29,100 |
Wexford |
149,605 |
5 |
29,921 |
Wicklow |
146,833 |
5 |
29,367 |
State |
4,757,976 |
158 |
30,114 |
The following table contains the 2011 population for each constituency under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 and Electoral (Amendment) Act 2013:
Persons in each Constituency, as defined in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2013
Constituency |
Population 2011 |
Dáil Members in each Constituency |
Population per Dáil Member in each Constituency |
Carlow-Kilkenny |
145,659 |
5 |
29,132 |
Cavan-Monaghan |
120,483 |
4 |
30,121 |
Clare |
111,336 |
4 |
27,834 |
Cork East |
114,365 |
4 |
28,591 |
Cork North-Central |
117,165 |
4 |
29,291 |
Cork North-West |
86,593 |
3 |
28,864 |
Cork South-Central |
117,957 |
4 |
29,489 |
Cork South-West |
82,952 |
3 |
27,651 |
Donegal |
152,358 |
5 |
30,472 |
Dublin Central |
89,030 |
3 |
29,677 |
Dublin Bay North |
146,512 |
5 |
29,302 |
Dublin Bay South |
116,396 |
4 |
29,099 |
Dublin Fingal |
141,162 |
5 |
28,232 |
Dublin Mid-West |
110,427 |
4 |
27,607 |
Dublin North-West |
90,534 |
3 |
30,178 |
Dublin Rathdown |
87,470 |
3 |
29,157 |
Dublin South-Central |
114,660 |
4 |
28,665 |
Dublin South-West |
144,908 |
5 |
28,982 |
Dublin West |
113,179 |
4 |
28,295 |
Dún Laoghaire |
118,791 |
4 |
29,698 |
Galway East |
89,564 |
3 |
29,855 |
Galway West |
150,874 |
5 |
30,175 |
Kerry |
145,502 |
5 |
29,100 |
Kildare North |
115,350 |
4 |
28,838 |
Kildare South |
87,776 |
3 |
29,259 |
Laois |
87,745 |
3 |
29,248 |
Limerick City |
113,835 |
4 |
28,459 |
Limerick County |
83,834 |
3 |
27,945 |
Longford-Westmeath |
116,802 |
4 |
29,201 |
Louth |
143,272 |
5 |
28,654 |
Mayo |
120,332 |
4 |
30,083 |
Meath East |
86,572 |
3 |
28,857 |
Meath West |
85,550 |
3 |
28,517 |
Offaly |
87,640 |
3 |
29,213 |
Roscommon - Galway |
84,586 |
3 |
28,195 |
Sligo-Leitrim |
119,153 |
4 |
29,788 |
Tipperary |
147,801 |
5 |
29,560 |
Waterford |
113,795 |
4 |
28,449 |
Wexford |
145,320 |
5 |
29,064 |
Wicklow |
141,012 |
5 |
28,202 |
State |
4,588,252 |
158 |
29,040 |