Ireland - Register a Death

ProcedureEdit

To register a death, you must bring a Death Notification Form stating the cause of death to any Registrar. The form can be obtained from the doctor who attended to the deceased during his/her last illness.
Complete Part 2 of the Death Notification Form.
Sign the Register in the presence of the Registrar. You will need to bring photo ID with you.

Coroner's Certification

A doctor must be satisfied about the cause of death before he/she can certify it. If he/she didn't see the deceased at least 28 days before the death occurred, or if he/she isn't satisfied about the cause of death, he/she must inform a Coroner who will decide if a postmortem is necessary. If the deceased died as the result of an accident, or in violent or unexplained circumstances the coroner must be informed.

There may be a delay in registering a death where a postmortem is carried out. The death is automatically registered where an inquest or postmortem is held at the request of the Coroner. The Coroner issues a certificate to the Registrar containing all the details to be registered.

Late Registration

Relative or civil partner of the deceased must register the death as soon as possible and no later than 3 months from the date of the death. A written permission of the Registrar General will be required to register any death that was not registered within one year.

Death Certificate

You can obtain a copy of the Death Certificate at any Registrar's Office. If you are registering the death, you can get copies of the Death Certificate at the same time. There is a reduced fee for those who need the Death Certificate for social welfare purposes. You do not necessarily have to wait for the Death Certificate before claiming social welfare benefits, as a copy of the Death Notice from the newspapers will be accepted if there is a delay in getting the certificate.

Required DocumentsEdit

Completed Death Notification Form
Valid photo ID

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

General Register Office
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Tel:+353 90 663 2900
Locall:1890 25 20 76
Fax:+353 90 663 2999
Email: [email protected]
Website

Local Civil Registration Offices

EligibilityEdit

Qualified Informants

A relative or civil partner of the deceased who has knowledge of the required particulars concerned. (Has a duty to register the death within 3 months)
A person present at the death
Any other person who has knowledge of the required particulars
If the death occurred in a building used as a dwelling or a part of a building so used, any person who was in the building or part at the time of death
If the death occurred in a hospital or other institution or in a building or a part of a building occupied by any other organisation or enterprise, the chief officer of the institution, organisation or enterprise (by whatever name called) or a person authorised by the chief officer to perform his or her functions.
A person who found the body of the person concerned
A person who took charge of the body
A person who procured the disposal of that body or
Any other person who has knowledge of the death

All qualified informants other than relatives of the deceased have a duty to:

Within 3 months of the death, give the Death Notification Form to a relative or civil partner of the deceased who is capable of registering the death.
Register the death as soon as possible if no relative or civil partner of the deceased exists or can be found
Register the death as soon as possible if more than 3 months have elapsed since the death and the date of the Death Notification Form was received by them)

FeesEdit

There is no charge to register a death that occurs in Ireland.

Fees are charged for a copy of a death certificate.

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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InstructionsEdit

Deaths must be registered as soon as possible after the death and no later than three months from the date of death.

Death records in Ireland are held in the General Register Office, which is the civil repository for records relating to Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Deaths in Ireland and in all Civil Registration Offices.

A death within the State can be registered with any Registrar, irrespective of where it occurs.

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the DocumentEdit

Death registration is a legal requirement in Ireland, every death that takes place in the State must be recorded and registered.

Following is a procedure on how you can register a death in Ireland.

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External LinksEdit

Citizens Information Ireland:

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/personal_public_service_number.html

Department of Social Protection:

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Registering_Death.aspx

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