Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for taking my amendment in the spirit in which it is intended. The Minister is right that we do not technically need a legal change to have marriages carried out on Saturdays and Sundays. In fact, there is not even necessarily a cost to the State involved because the existing Civil Registration Act allows that the cost of a registrar having to go to a venue such as Marlay Park, Blackrock Castle or-----

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