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16/03/2022
Births, Marriages And Deaths Can Now Be Registered In Irish
Births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths can now be registered in Irish, Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced.
The new regulations are part of a phased response to a New Decade New Approach commitment to enable people to access public services in their chosen language.
Making the announcement following today's Assembly debate, Minister Murphy said: "Until now birth, marriage, civil partnerships and death certificates could only be produced in English. The public will now have more choice when it comes to registering births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths as headings for new registrations can now be in English, Irish, or Bi-lingual English and Irish.
"My intention is that the next step would see further parts of the registration process available in Irish. I would like to see further stages moving towards the full registration process being conducted in Irish.
"This is a significant development in the journey towards equality for all our citizens."
The new regulations are part of a phased response to a New Decade New Approach commitment to enable people to access public services in their chosen language.
Making the announcement following today's Assembly debate, Minister Murphy said: "Until now birth, marriage, civil partnerships and death certificates could only be produced in English. The public will now have more choice when it comes to registering births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths as headings for new registrations can now be in English, Irish, or Bi-lingual English and Irish.
"My intention is that the next step would see further parts of the registration process available in Irish. I would like to see further stages moving towards the full registration process being conducted in Irish.
"This is a significant development in the journey towards equality for all our citizens."
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