Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Marriage Statistics
9:00 pm
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of marriages that took place in the State between 1 January 2010 and 30 September 2010 where one party to the marriage was a non-Irish EU national and the other party was a non-EU national; the breakdown of the nationalities of the parties who participated in such marriages; the number of such marriages notified to be celebrated that did not proceed following such notification. [40125/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of notifications of intention to marry given, in the State, between 1 January 2010 and 30 September 2010 where one party to the marriage was a non-Irish EU national, and the other party was a non-EU national was 1010. Of these, 766 marriages have been registered, and 244 have not been registered. The fact that these marriages have not yet proceeded may be due to a number of factors, including:-
The three month notice period may not yet have expired
Delay in establishing that a party to a proposed marriage is free to marry. This would apply in particular where either party has had a foreign divorce.
Cancellation of the notification of intention marry.
The breakdown of nationalities of the parties concerned is contained in the tables attached. It is noteworthy that the number of such marriages has fallen dramatically so far this year. The figure for 2010 (to end-Sept) of 766 compares with 3361 in 2009 and 2292 in 2008. Breakdown by nationality of marriages registered between 1st January and 30th September 2010 between non-Irish EU nationals and non-EU nationals.
| Total number 766 Afghanistan | 5 | Lesotho | 1 |
| Albania | 3 | Malawi | 1 |
| Algeria | 10 | Malaysia | 4 |
| Angola | 2 | Mauritius | 39 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | Mexico | 2 |
| Argentina | 3 | Moldova | 12 |
| Australia | 9 | Mongolia | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 43 | Morocco | 4 |
| Belarus | 6 | Nepal | 3 |
| Botswana | 1 | New Zealand | 2 |
| Brazil | 41 | Nicaragua | 2 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | Nigerian | 97 |
| Cameroon | 4 | Pakistan | 217 |
| Canada | 6 | Palestinian Occ Terr | 1 |
| China | 24 | Philippines | 5 |
| Congo(Republic of) | 1 | Peru | 2 |
| Croatia | 3 | Russia | 15 |
| Egypt | 9 | Sierra Leone | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | South Africa | 19 |
| The Gambia | 2 | Sudan | 1 |
| Georgia | 13 | Syria | 3 |
| Ghana | 5 | Thailand | 1 |
| Guinea | 3 | Trinidad And Tobago | 1 |
| India | 67 | Tunisia | 1 |
| Iran | 3 | Uganda | 1 |
| Iraq | 2 | Ukraine | 19 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | Turkey | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | United States | 23 |
| Kenya | 4 | Uzbekistan | 1 |
| Korea | 4 | Venezuela | 1 |
| Kosovo | 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 |
Breakdown by nationality of marriages notified between 1st January and 30th September 2010 between Non-Irish EU nationals and non-EU nationals, that have not yet taken place.
Total number 244
| Albania | 1 | Mauritius | 5 |
| Algeria | 6 | Moldova | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | Mongolia | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | Morocco | 1 |
| Belarus | 2 | Niger | 1 |
| Brazil | 7 | Nigerian | 43 |
| Brit. Ind. Oc. Ter. | 1 | Pakistan | 86 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | Russia | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 |
| China | 8 | South Africa | 3 |
| Congo(Dem Rep of) | 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Egypt | 4 | Sudan | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | Togo | 1 |
| Ghana | 7 | Ukraine | 2 |
| Guinea | 1 | Turkey | 1 |
| India | 29 | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Iran | 2 | United States | 3 |
| Libya | 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
Breakdown of Nationalities – Registered Marriages – 01 January 2010 to 30 September 2010 **TABLE TO BE SENT BY DEPARTMENT AND TO BE INSERTED HERE**
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