Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57480/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Firstly may I take this opportunity to extend my condolences to the person concerned on their bereavement.

The registration of marriages is provided for in the Civil Registration Act 2004 as amended (the Act). Where a registrar refuses to register a life event, which includes marriage, provision is made for a statutory appeal process. In this case, I understand that an appeal is currently in progress with the HSE. In the event that the registrar's decision is upheld, the appeal will be further reviewed by the General Register Office.

In the event the General Register Office upholds the registrar's decision the affected person has recourse to the High Court. In general, and as an alternative to the appeal process, questions relating to the validity of marriage may be resolved in the Circuit Family Court where a person may bring an application for a declaration that a marriage is, or is not, valid. Such proceedings are governed by Section 29 of the Family Law Act 1995.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.