Lesson 1
                   What is 
                   the census?
  Introductory Video 
     Census facts
        All the households in                                                            The information collected is used 
        Ireland answer                                                                   to help plan and decide how to 
        questions about the                                                              spend money on things like:
        people who live there.
                                                                                        • Transport     • Environment
        The census helps build                                                          • Health        • Family
        a picture of who lives                                                          • Education     • Local 
        in your area.                                                                   • Housing         Community
                                                                                        • Crime         • Poverty
        It happens every                                                                • Jobs and 
        5 years.                                                                          businesses
                                                                                          Every household must take part
   True or false?
                                                             The census helps the 
       The census takes               The census           government decide how 
        place in Ireland            happens every            to spend money on 
                                       10 years             schools and hospitals
           Only some               The census helps          The census can have 
        households have          build a picture of who        an impact on the 
          to answer the               lives in your          things that matter to 
            questions           area/town/city/county            us in society
  True or false?
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