Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department intends to increase the amount per application that it is paying to officers who provide the extremely vital service of registration of births, deaths and marriages; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that regardless of the amount of time or correspondence involved the officers are being paid a minimal flat rate; if her Department intends to replace retired officers in rural parts of the country, especially in the north Mayo area; if her Department will commit to a continuance of this vital service, replace retired persons and review the payment system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12755/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The appointment of registrars within the civil registration service is primarily a matter for the Health Service Executive, HSE. With regard to fees, I have no plans to increase the level of fees per registration or the annual allowance payable to registrars.