Duncan Smith
Question:134. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach the reason the Central Statistics Office is no longer publishing annual statistics derived from marriage registrations which it gathers (details supplied). [29349/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 June 2021
134. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach the reason the Central Statistics Office is no longer publishing annual statistics derived from marriage registrations which it gathers (details supplied). [29349/21]
View answerThe CSO continues to publish, annually, statistics on marriages that occur in Ireland. The statistics are derived from marriages that were registered with the General Register Office (GRO) for the relevant year. The most recent Marriages publication was for the year 2020 and was disseminated on the 30 April 2021. Please see Table 13 Marriages of opposite-sex couples registered in 2020 celebrated in each county and city classified by form of ceremony and Table 13A Same-sex marriages registered in 2020 celebrated in each county and city classified by form of ceremony hereunder and the link to this publication:
Table 13 Marriages of opposite-sex couples registered in 2020 celebrated in each county and city classified by form of ceremony
Province, county or city |
Catholic |
Church of Ireland |
Presbyterian |
The Spiritualist Union of Ireland |
Other religious denominations |
Civil marriages |
The Humanist Association |
Total |
Total |
3,295 |
114 |
20 |
614 |
686 |
3,779 |
701 |
9,209 |
Leinster |
1,341 |
68 |
4 |
386 |
429 |
2,456 |
404 |
5,088 |
Carlow |
66 |
5 |
– |
6 |
7 |
53 |
11 |
148 |
Dublin City |
177 |
8 |
– |
42 |
101 |
1,387 |
145 |
1,860 |
South Dublin |
65 |
1 |
1 |
57 |
40 |
4 |
6 |
174 |
Fingal |
65 |
– |
– |
21 |
39 |
15 |
24 |
164 |
Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown |
64 |
12 |
– |
23 |
15 |
8 |
18 |
140 |
Kildare |
114 |
8 |
– |
48 |
46 |
165 |
24 |
405 |
Kilkenny |
107 |
3 |
– |
10 |
15 |
78 |
10 |
223 |
Laois |
79 |
4 |
– |
6 |
11 |
21 |
5 |
126 |
Longford |
36 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
26 |
– |
63 |
Louth |
80 |
– |
1 |
15 |
31 |
157 |
17 |
301 |
Meath |
171 |
5 |
2 |
73 |
43 |
86 |
58 |
438 |
Offaly |
56 |
2 |
– |
7 |
9 |
31 |
4 |
109 |
Westmeath |
70 |
– |
– |
15 |
24 |
62 |
16 |
187 |
Wexford |
115 |
5 |
– |
26 |
16 |
126 |
10 |
298 |
Wicklow |
76 |
14 |
– |
37 |
32 |
237 |
56 |
452 |
Munster |
1,066 |
26 |
– |
131 |
187 |
736 |
240 |
2,386 |
Clare |
138 |
– |
– |
11 |
46 |
6 |
29 |
230 |
Cork City |
77 |
1 |
– |
9 |
21 |
274 |
19 |
401 |
Cork County |
302 |
13 |
– |
52 |
57 |
41 |
73 |
538 |
Kerry |
175 |
3 |
– |
28 |
23 |
102 |
28 |
359 |
Limerick City |
29 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
106 |
18 |
157 |
Limerick County |
127 |
4 |
– |
7 |
7 |
8 |
23 |
176 |
Tipperary |
149 |
2 |
– |
11 |
7 |
83 |
25 |
277 |
Waterford City |
20 |
2 |
– |
5 |
5 |
65 |
7 |
104 |
Waterford County |
49 |
1 |
– |
7 |
18 |
51 |
18 |
144 |
Connacht |
564 |
9 |
– |
53 |
45 |
396 |
36 |
1,103 |
Galway City |
61 |
1 |
– |
4 |
14 |
19 |
10 |
109 |
Galway County |
159 |
1 |
– |
8 |
15 |
202 |
13 |
398 |
Leitrim |
42 |
1 |
– |
1 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
57 |
Mayo |
191 |
1 |
– |
18 |
7 |
64 |
5 |
286 |
Roscommon |
48 |
– |
– |
8 |
3 |
31 |
– |
90 |
Sligo |
63 |
5 |
– |
14 |
3 |
72 |
6 |
163 |
Ulster (part of) |
324 |
11 |
16 |
44 |
25 |
191 |
21 |
632 |
Cavan |
93 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
13 |
71 |
10 |
211 |
Donegal |
164 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
91 |
5 |
300 |
Monaghan |
67 |
– |
5 |
7 |
7 |
29 |
6 |
121 |
Regional Authorities |
||||||||
Border |
429 |
17 |
16 |
59 |
31 |
271 |
29 |
852 |
Midland |
241 |
7 |
– |
28 |
44 |
140 |
25 |
485 |
West |
459 |
3 |
– |
38 |
39 |
316 |
28 |
883 |
Dublin |
371 |
21 |
1 |
143 |
195 |
1,414 |
193 |
2,338 |
Mid-East |
441 |
27 |
3 |
173 |
152 |
645 |
155 |
1,596 |
Mid-West |
443 |
6 |
– |
30 |
63 |
203 |
95 |
840 |
South-East |
357 |
16 |
– |
54 |
61 |
373 |
56 |
917 |
South-West |
554 |
17 |
– |
89 |
101 |
417 |
120 |
1,298 |
Table 13A Same-sex marriages registered in 2020 celebrated in each county and city classified by form of ceremony Form of ceremony
Province, county or city |
Civil marriages |
The Humanist Association |
The Spiritualist Union of Ireland |
Other religious denominations |
Total |
Total |
228 |
38 |
27 |
21 |
314 |
Leinster |
163 |
22 |
18 |
11 |
214 |
Carlow |
3 |
– |
1 |
– |
4 |
Dublin City |
121 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
140 |
South Dublin |
– |
1 |
4 |
– |
5 |
Fingal |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
1 |
1 |
– |
1 |
3 |
Kildare |
10 |
– |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Kilkenny |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
Laois |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
Longford |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Louth |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
Meath |
3 |
2 |
1 |
– |
6 |
Offaly |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
Westmeath |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
6 |
Wexford |
1 |
1 |
2 |
– |
4 |
Wicklow |
7 |
– |
2 |
2 |
11 |
Munster |
27 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
53 |
Clare |
– |
2 |
– |
3 |
5 |
Cork City |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
Cork County |
2 |
3 |
– |
1 |
6 |
Kerry |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Limerick City |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
Limerick County |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Tipperary |
2 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
Waterford City |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
3 |
Waterford County |
1 |
2 |
1 |
– |
4 |
Connacht |
23 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
Galway City |
2 |
– |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Galway County |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
14 |
Leitrim |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Mayo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
3 |
Roscommon |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
Sligo |
5 |
– |
1 |
– |
6 |
Ulster (part of) |
15 |
1 |
2 |
– |
18 |
Cavan |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
Donegal |
12 |
1 |
– |
– |
13 |
Monaghan |
2 |
– |
1 |
– |
3 |
Regional Authorities |
|||||
Border |
20 |
1 |
3 |
– |
24 |
Midland |
10 |
– |
2 |
– |
12 |
West |
18 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
Dublin |
122 |
16 |
8 |
6 |
152 |
Mid-East |
25 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
38 |
Mid-West |
3 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
South-East |
9 |
6 |
4 |
– |
19 |
South-West |
21 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
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