290. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rule whereby her Department will only accept proof of the civil registration of a marriage and not church-registered marriages as proof of a relationship when her Department is considering an entitlement to either a widow/widower pension; and if an allowance will be made for those individuals who were married abroad in a church ceremony only and are now in a position where they wish to claim the pension. [28295/24]

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290. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rule whereby her Department will only accept proof of the civil registration of a marriage and not church-registered marriages as proof of a relationship when her Department is considering an entitlement to either a widow/widower pension; and if an allowance will be made for those individuals who were married abroad in a church ceremony only and are now in a position where they wish to claim the pension. [28295/24]

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