asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are over 5,000 Muslims in Ireland; that their mosque and religious leaders, including the Imam, are not recognised by his Department as official registrars of civil marriages; if he will take the necessary steps to provide for such official facilities involving the registration of marriages to be extended to the Islamic community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Marriages Registration: Islamic Community.
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The present position is that Islamic marriages performed in a mosque do not satisfy the requirements of the existing marriage laws to this State. However, the question of the formalities of marriage is being considered in the context of a review of the marriage registration laws and associated matters which is being undertaken by my Department.