I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 480 together.
The administration of the registration system is a matter for An tArd-Chláraitheoir, the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for local registrars who operate under his general direction. The Registration of Births and Deaths Acts, 1863 to 1996, and the Marriages Acts, 1844 and 1863, provide that An t-Ard Chláraitheoir shall retain certified copies of the records of births, deaths and marriages returned to him on a quarterly basis by local registrars and that he shall compile and make available an index to such records at his office. Persons are entitled to copies of entries identified from the indexes. However, this is only one aspect of the services provided at the General Register Office, Joyce House, and other services provided include the issue of authorisations for the late registration of events and the reregistration of births. In addition, An t-Ard Chláraitheoir is concerned with the appointment of registrars and the administration of marriage law.