Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on an application for a certificate of freedom to marry for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53206/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs advises all applicants wishing to get married abroad to apply for a Letter of Freedom to Marry at least three to four months in advance of the date of the marriage. Applicants should note that the Letter of Freedom to Marry is not an Irish requirement but a requirement of the country in which they are due to get married. We advise all applicants to check the country specific requirements with the Civil Registration Office in the country they are getting married in.

The referenced application was received on 17/10/2022 and is in the queue to be processed as normal. The Marriages Abroad Unit expects the Letter of Freedom to Marry to issue in time, provided the application is in order and the applicants are indeed free to marry. Should any clarification be needed, the Unit will contact the applicants directly.