David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the service the marriages abroad section of his Department makes available to Irish citizens who wish to marry foreign nationals in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Many countries require non-nationals, before they can get married in their jurisdiction, to produce a certificate from their country of origin that they are free to marry. These are usually known as Certificats de Coutume, and, in effect, certify to the civil authorities of another State that a named Irish citizen is, in terms of Irish law, free to marry.

My Department's Consular Section, in Dublin and in Cork, may issue these certificates to Irish citizens who are resident in Ireland and whose applications meet the necessary requirements. If an Irish citizen is normally resident outside Ireland, the Embassy or Consulate of Ireland in that country will be happy to provide the same service. Application forms for Certificats de Coutume can be downloaded from the Department's website, www.dfa.ie , which also includes information concerning the requirements and procedures.