Non-binary, intersex, and trans people’s identity ‘essentially erased’ from Census 

Teni healthcare officer Noah Halpin says the omission of detailed questions on sex and gender in Census 2022 provides “no statistics or information to the State when it comes to relevant legislation or service provision relating to the lives and wellbeing” of already marginalised communities.

The decision to not adopt recommendations to include more detailed questions on sex and gender in Census 2022 has been described as “discouraging” by transgender equality campaigners.

Because of EU legislation, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is legally obliged to provide two options when selecting sex in question two on this year’s Census —  ‘male’ or ‘female’.