Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in relation to the notification requirements for marriage and the fee for registering intent of marriage, which was increased from €150 to €200 in 2013, if she will provide details of the number of couples, per county, in tabular form, who have registered their intention to get married with the State since this increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9760/15]
View answerUnder Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, where a couple attend a registrar’s office and notify the registrar of their intention to marry they are required to pay a fee of €200. This fee was increased from €150 by way of Statutory Instrument 17/2013 which came into effect on 23 January 2013.
The number of notifications received between 23 January 2013 and 3 March 2015 from couples intending to marry, broken down by county, is outlined in the table.
|
Carlow 776 |
Cavan 1126 |
Clare 650 |
Cork 5289 |
Donegal 2032 |
Dublin 14320 |
|
Galway 2815 |
Kerry 1432 |
Kildare 1982 |
Kilkenny 917 |
Laois 578 |
Leitrim 337 |
|
Limerick 2240 |
Longford 451 |
Louth 2164 |
Mayo 1194 |
Meath 1425 |
Monaghan 720 |
|
Offaly 858 |
Roscommon 468 |
Sligo 951 |
Tipperary 1494 |
Waterford 1133 |
Westmeath 694 |
|
Wexford 1510 |
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- |
- |
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Wicklow 1317 |
