Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ruth Coppinger - PQ 3186-26
Deputy Coppinger asked about the waiting list for marriage of convenience interviews. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Ruth Coppinger - PQ 3186-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health her plans to improve the current waiting list for marriage of convenience interviews, given issues that have been raised ( Media report on delays in interview applications, https://www.dublininquirer.com/cross-national-couples-looking-to-wed-in-ireland-can-t-get-the-hse-s-go-ahead-at-the-moment/#:~:text=Couples%20need%20to%20let%20the,married%20in%20September%2C%20she%20said. ) and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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