AQW 6626/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) what provision exists for birth certificates published before 2023 to be translated into Irish; and (ii) how this provision has changed since the beginning of the 2020-21 financial year .
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 15 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 15 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 1 March 2024
- Answered
- 23 February 20248 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
ANSWER
The General Register Office currently provides the option for births to be registered with a choice of certificate headings in English, Irish or bi-lingual English/Irish with all content in English. This was introduced on 11 March 2022 with the implementation of The Marriage, Civil Partnership and Civil Registration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022. There is currently no provision for birth certificates published before
11 March 2022 to be translated into Irish by the General Register Office.
This provision has changed since the beginning of the 2020-21 financial year in that it is now possible for births to be registered with a choice of certificate headings.