235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make provision for inclusion of a deceased person's PPSN, where possible, in a death certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/26]
Topics / Death Certificates
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDeath Certificates
13 questions from 5 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 11 June 2026.
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301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the particulars on whether the identity of a deceased person is included in a death certificate; the statutory basis for the inclusion of each particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44640/26]
302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 in respect of deaths that occurred outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44641/26]
303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of persons appointed and holding an appointment as a registrar of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages, under section 17(1)(b) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44642/26]
304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide the details of persons holding an appointment as a registrar of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages, under section 17(1)(b) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44643/26]
305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, after the reporting of a death, for a death certificate to be issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44645/26]
306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 where the death was not reported within three months as required by section 37(1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44646/26]
308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 pursuant to section 40 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, where the death was twelve months or more from the date of registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44648/26]
228. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the issuing of a death certificate for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40476/26]
1329. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the delay for families to receive death certificates (details supplied); the steps he is taking to reduce this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59369/25]
977. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a death certificate has not been issued to the family of the deceased over a year after their passing, if he will instruct his Department to investigate what has caused the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29098/25]
416. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a death certificate has not been issued to the family of the deceased over a year after their passing (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to investigate the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22060/25]
648. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason pension services of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) requires a surviving spouse to submit "the original death certificate" whereas the NSSO's HR services requires a certified copy of the death certificate and whether it would make more sense for the submission of just the one copy …