Noel Dempsey
Question:41 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the problems facing about 30 couples who are caught in a legal limbo as a result of provisions of the Family Law Act, 1995, which require three months prenotification of marriage, mainly in view of administrative errors in public offices; if so, if he intends to propose amendments to the legislation in order that these marriages can be officially recognised; if so, when he will introduce these amendments; and if not, the action, if any, he intends to take to rectify the situation. [1975/97]