asked the Minister for Health the number of (a) civil and (b) church marriages over the last five years; and the percentage increase and decrease over the same period.
Written Answers. - Civil and Church Marriages.
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The latest available figures from the Central Statistics Office for marriages, broken down in the way requested by the Deputy, are for the year 1985. The following table gives the required details for the five year period up to and including that year.
|
Year |
Civil Marriages |
Marriages by Religious Ceremony |
|
1981 |
454 |
20,158 |
|
1982 |
540 |
19,684 |
|
1983 |
902 |
18,565 |
|
1984 |
606 |
17,907 |
|
1985 |
581 |
18,210 |
|
Percentage change between 1981 and 1985 |
+28.0% |
-9.7% |