Not Completing Census Form

All staff involved in the census, including staff of the company processing the data on the CSO’s behalf, are Officers of Statistics. This means that they are legally required by the Statistics Act 1993 to make sure that your data remains confidential. 

But if they didn't supply any data then surely there can be no breach?

Change the thread title to a "thread about travellers and the census ".

At least be honest about what you want to complain about.

Genuine question - has anybody heard of or know of ANYONE being sent to prison or fined for not filling in the census form??? 😶

there must be thousands out there who don't do it

Regardless of the threat of a 44k fine, filling in the form and cooperating with enumerators is something that requires buy in to the social contract. Leaving aside certain ethnic groups (who do what they want in every situation) I could see others not bothering with the form. Public services are in a shambles and people are more aware of this than ever thanks to social media. A lot of angry people out there. If you've sat for 10 hours on a chair in A&E and now this state is demanding that you fill in the census form so it can plan for the provision of public services - ah fcuk off.

If you look at the census forms from 1901 & 1911, you might note that many, including your ancestors, could not read or write. That didn't hinder the forms been submitted.

Wouldn't it make sense for people to give the details once a year when doing tax returns and or claiming dole etc ... Online or over the phone.

It could be a more accurate regular rolling average then rather than the expensive dinosaur method that's employed currently.

Yeah we all need to worry about the Statistics act, its great that we worry about silly little things rather than stuff that actually matters.

Considering primary schooling started in 1830 you will be surprised to find that literacy levels in ireland around 1901 and 1911 were very high.

Actually, you will see on quiet a lot of the forms showed children as "scholars" who could read and write, but a significant number of the parents couldn't read or write.