Limerick Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed the launch of Census 2016, which will take place on Sunday 24th April.
Commenting on this, Patrick O’Donovan stated: “Census 2016 will give the people of Ireland the chance to make their mark on the future.
“By participating in the census on Sunday 24th April, we will have a better understanding about life in Ireland today. The census will also show how, as a country, we have changed and are changing over time. We will also be equipped to make plans for the Ireland of tomorrow.
“Through the census, every single household provides information which is then used to plan important decisions which we make as a country, such as where to build new schools, where and what type of transport is needed, where the population is aging and in need of more support.
“In this year of commemorations, it will be interesting for us all to see how our country has changed and evolved since the events of 1916. In fact, Census 2016 will take place exactly 100 years to the day after the Easter Rising began.
“Census 2016 will better shape our understanding of what life is like here in Limerick. With the results of the census, we can make plans to invest in the vital series which we need in our communities and to improve the quality of life for all members of society.
Patrick O’Donovan concluded by thanking those enumerators who are currently calling to houses and asked that people would co-operate with the census officials as they call to houses across County Limerick.
