Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
265. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average waiting time for registering a birth and registering a death; and the number of applications awaiting processing for both. [48945/21]
View answerThe HSE is responsible for the operation of civil registration offices.
I have been informed by the General Register Office that the national average time to register a birth is currently 7 weeks. The time taken to register a death is 7 weeks where the death has not been referred to a Coroner. The time taken to register a birth or death includes the time taken by the parent(s) of the child or relative of the deceased to submit the relevant paperwork to a registrar.
The number of applications currently on hand varies across each of the 61 HSE civil registration offices. The General Register Office has asked the HSE for information on the number of applications on hand and awaiting registration. That Office will revert to the Deputy once this information has been provided.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
