Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Social Protection

Civil Marriages Data

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of registered solemnisers here, categorised by county and religious or secular group, currently and in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29353/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 which provides for the law relating to marriages was commenced in 2007. Prior to 2007 religious bodies were responsible for the registration of their own solemnisers. The tables below reflect this as figures prior to 2008 are not available.

Table 1 contains details, broken down by county, of religious solemnisers. The ‘other’ figure in Table 1 refers to solemnisers whose address is outside the State and Northern Ireland.

Table 2 contains details, broken down by county, of secular solemnisers. Secular marriage was introduced by the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2012 which was commenced in 2013.

Table 1 - Number of religious solemnisers by county

County2008200920102011201220132014
Antrim88116109109118119116
Armagh47656872737480
Carlow49505357585759
Cavan9598101100101105104
Clare111121121126126124127
Cork510533548559570578592
Derry8891979999106107
Donegal166180181190194202204
Down6499101102103110113
Dublin1238129613751455154016131678
Fermanagh62606265676670
Galway279292300301312321336
Kerry130141139147150150152
Kildare149156162170180195205
Kilkenny929799100103104109
Laois48535554585861
Leitrim39384142434445
Limerick245249252258262267272
Longford40434446434345
Louth117129135137144146157
Mayo146153150153157157164
Meath162179190202221227235
Monaghan62687070707369
Offaly52525353535658
Roscommon66697379828684
Sligo8389979897100102
Tipperary188198199202204208215
Tyrone107103104103102106110
Waterford999910410710910990
Westmeath78828386848992
Wexford133145146151158167168
Wicklow150165174177174178190
Other66135124135154150164
Total5049544456105805600961886373

Table 2 – Number of secular solemnisers by county

County2014
Clare1
Cork2
Dublin6
Galway1
Limerick1
Meath1
Wicklow2
Total14

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