Michael Bell
Question:94 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the registration of the marriage of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3 which took place in the Church of the Star of the Sea, County Meath, on 2 August 1996; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the application was made on the relevant statutory form to the Registrar in Drogheda, County Louth, three months prior to the marriage and the couple was advised at that stage that the details were in order; if his attention has further been drawn to the stress that this situation is causing; his views on whether the error in this instance was not the fault of the applicants; the steps, if any, he has taken to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/96]