Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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732. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the provisions under the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 to provide for registration of deaths of Irish citizens who die abroad will be commenced; the reason for the six-year delay on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15177/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The establishment of a record of deaths abroad is legislated for under section 13 of the Civil Registration Amendment Act 2014, which inserts a new part 5A into the Civil Registration Act 2004 to provide for this.

Implementation of Part 5A, and other provisions of the 2014 Act, have been delayed for a considerable time due to ongoing industrial relations discussions between staff of the Civil Registration Service, who are employees of the Health Service Executive, and HSE management, who are responsible for operating the civil registration service locally. I am satisfied that sufficient progress has been made on resolving the issues in question. I am informed by the General Register Office that the administrative processes necessary for establishing the record of deaths abroad are in place and, accordingly, I can advise the Deputy that it is my intention to commence Part 5A on 1 September 2020.