Dáil committee ponders existence of Jedi knights

senorwipesalot

The force be with you.
And also with you Father.

A Fine Gael TD has asked the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for information on the number of people who claimed their religion was that of 'Jedi knight' in last year's Census.

Dublin Deputy Eoghan Murphy made the request today at a sitting of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.

He queried whether the Census form returns inaccurate data, as it would allow people to indicate a religion which was not a recognised faith.

But Gerry O'Hanlon from the CSO told Deputy Murphy that if someone wants to record their religon as that of Jedi knight - then that is what will be reflected in the statistics.`

"There's a thing going around online about ticking 'other' for religion, and writing in that you are a Jedi knight," Deputy Murphy said.

"And if enough people did it then we'd have Jedi knight as a religion, in Ireland officially - is that possible?"

"If somebody wishes, under 'religious denomination', to declare themselves a Jedi knight, then the CSO is quite prepared to accept it," Mr O'Hanlon responded.

"It's self-declaration - whether such a thing exists or not is immaterial," he added.

"We could probably tell you the number of people who have declared themselves as such, but we don't publish it."


Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/dail-committee-ponders-existence-of-jedi-knights-550110.html#ixzz1tw7e4inU

Stinicker

Feel the force Deputy Eoghan!

IM0

I worship booty. lots of us do. come on lets fill in that on the next census. at least its a propper faith to have and we can touch it even and see it

senorwipesalot

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Niall558

May the fourth be with you!

Born to Die

Another example of the sheer stupidity of the people governing us.
Wasting time that could be used productively on fcuking bullsh!t.

Eoghan Murphy added to the idiots list.

Fromthetrees

and that's the secret behind a really good shepherds pie, it's all in the mince...

Suryavarman

I'm regretting not putting Jedi knight down as my religion in the last census now.

Feathers

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/dail-committee-ponders-existence-of-jedi-knights-550110.html#ixzz1tw7e4inU

Little misleading, isn't it?

Battered Mars Bar

I think the committee should set up a sub-committee to appoint a panel of experts to examine the results afterwhich the panel can make recommendations to a new body which is set up by the sub-committee to review the findings of the panel before setting up a department to publish a report which the original commitee can review before informing the minister as to what decision should be taken with respect to the matter.

Born to Die

Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

I think the committee should set up a sub-committee to appoint a panel of experts to examine the results afterwhich the panel can make recommendations to a new body which is set up by the sub-committee to review the findings of the panel before setting up a department to publish a report which the original commitee can review before informing the minister as to what decision should be taken with respect to the matter.

Or simply remove religion from the census form.

Battered Mars Bar

Born to Die wrote: »

Or simply remove religion from the census form.

Ditto the above, in repsect to any such changes of the census. :pac:

El Weirdo

senorwipesalot wrote: »

"There's a thing going around online about ticking 'other' for religion, and writing in that you are a Jedi knight," Deputy Murphy said.

Jesus ****ing Christ. Have these flutes only just got the internet, or something?

bpb101

"The country's Fu cked but how about we spend a few bob on making a Jedi knight religion in Ireland for da crack lads "

We have go****es in the goverment

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Hmm..... so the Dail is considering the possibility that the number of people purtaining to be from a particular religion may be inaccruate or, God forbid, exaggerated...?

goose2005

El Weirdo wrote: »

Jesus ****ing Christ. Have these flutes only just got the internet, or something?

he'll prob try to RickRoll the Dail in a while, just for EPIC WEEN