{"id":1731,"date":"2021-11-23T17:23:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/it-is-now-impossible-to-register-births-and-deaths-in-many-areas\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:23:03","slug":"it-is-now-impossible-to-register-births-and-deaths-in-many-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/it-is-now-impossible-to-register-births-and-deaths-in-many-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is Now Impossible To Register Births and Deaths In Many Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Solution urgently required as this is seriously impacting people\u2019s ability to access Child Benefit, PPS numbers, passports and GP cards<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is now almost impossible to register a birth or a death in many areas of the country, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor weeks now, I have been highlighting the fact that it is nearly impossible to register births, deaths or marriages across the country. In some counties, there are no walk-in facilities, in civil registration offices, and no online alternative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spoken to people who have called offices up to 100 times before giving up. This is causing a huge amount of distress and anxiety \u2013 particularly when families are unable to register the birth of a new-born or the death of a loved one. It beggars belief that the government have yet to indicate when these backlogs and delays will be resolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we have heard to date are excuses, with the pandemic and the cyberattack on the HSE being blamed. But, this doesn\u2019t stand up to scrutiny, especially when walk-in appointments and online facilities have not been made available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere now urgently needs to be a solution as this is seriously impacting people\u2019s ability to access Child Benefit, PPS numbers, passports and GP cards, which can cause a huge amount of difficulty for people, especially when there is a negative financial consequence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I understand it, the legislation to deal with online notification for births, deaths and marriages lapsed in September \u2013 an incredible oversight. In the D\u00e1il today, I asked the Taoiseach to address this as a matter of urgency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taoiseach has acknowledged that this is an issue and said he will look into it. I will hold him to this commitment and will be seeking an update as quickly as possible. This is causing untold stress for families, which is completely unnecessary, and it must be dealt with before the situation gets any worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>23 November, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solution urgently required as this is seriously impacting people\u2019s ability to access Child Benefit, PPS numbers, passports and GP cards It is now almost impossible to register a birth or a death in many areas of the country, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. \u201cFor weeks now, I have been highlighting the fact that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,8,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jennifer-whitmore","category-latest-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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