1141. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis upon which the Office of the Registrar General requires the production of a third party’s birth certificate in order to recognise a foreign divorce for the purposes of a proposed marriage in the State; whether alternative forms of evidence of domicile at the time of divorce (including court pleadings, final judgments of divorce, and marriage licences issued by the relevant foreign jurisdiction) may be accepted where an ex-spouse refuses to engage; whether guidance will issue to the General Register Office to allow for greater flexibility in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/26]

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1141. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis upon which the Office of the Registrar General requires the production of a third party’s birth certificate in order to recognise a foreign divorce for the purposes of a proposed marriage in the State; whether alternative forms of evidence of domicile at the time of divorce (including court pleadings, final judgments of divorce, and marriage licences issued by the relevant foreign jurisdiction) may be accepted where an ex-spouse refuses to engage; whether guidance will issue to the General Register Office to allow for greater flexibility in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/26]

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