Seamus Kirk
Ceist:102 Mr. Kirk asked the Taoiseach when the next census will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/99]
Vol. 509 No. 4
102 Mr. Kirk asked the Taoiseach when the next census will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/99]
The next Census of Population will be taken on 29 April, 2001. The Central Statistics Office is at present concluding the fieldwork phase of a census pilot test. The pilot covers 8,000 households nationally and is designed to test the layout and content of the census questionnaire along with alternative fieldwork procedures.