Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

It is a straightforward question of how we count the people who are in the country on census night. If, for example, Limerick residents were in Dublin on the night to support Munster, they were counted in guesthouses and hotels in Dublin. People on boats and civilian ships in Dublin's harbours and tourists in Ireland for the night were also counted. However, people who were away from the country were not counted. The latter may be the people to which Deputy Rabbitte referred.

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