Dáil
‹ Order of Business Civil registration amendment Bill
Summary
Catherine Murphy asks about the civil registration amendment Bill needed to facilitate searchable historical records; the Taoiseach says it is being drafted.
Given the importance of genealogical tourism, when will the civil registration (amendment) Bill come before the House? When is it likely to go through all Stages? It is critical if we are to have census substitutes for the 19th century searchable online and the absence of this legislation is an impediment to that.
