Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [43392/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that notice to marry in this case was served on 09/04/2013 to a marriage registrar. In order to marry in this State, both parties to a marriage are required to provide the marriage registrar with evidence of their civil status and that they are free to marry in this State.

Both parties were previously married to other parties and both were divorced outside this State. The nature of these divorces are required to be examined to determine whether the divorces are entitled to recognition under Irish law.

Additional information was sought from the parties in order to determine the nature of the foreign divorce of one of the parties and additional evidence of domicile was requested. The information submitted in response was considered insufficient to allow for a determination to be made by the General Register Office (GRO). The GRO advised the marriage registrar of this position in July 2013. No further communication was received from the couple until November last.

I have been informed that this matter is currently being examined by the GRO who will advise the couple of the outcome, through the marriage registrar, in the coming days.

I trust this clarifies the situation for the Deputy