Householders ignoring CSO staff delivering Census forms

SOME householders are ignoring the calls of Census staff calling to drop off forms for the big night next weekend.

Central Statistics Office (CSO) said it is frustrating for some of its 4,400 census enumerators that people are refusing to open the door to them, even though there are clearly people at home when they call.

Aidan Punch, CSO senior statistician, said the problem is not widespread, but it is a bigger worry than in previous years. “We have well over two-thirds of the 1.7 million forms delivered to homes around the country at this stage,” he said.