HSE recruitment freeze threatens to put wedding plans on ice

THE much publicised health service staff shortages are not just hitting hospital and community care services — they are also affecting weddings.

According to IMPACT trade union, civil marriages in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow could fall victim to the HSE employment embargo from July 1 because management has failed to recruit the staff needed to ensure marriages in locations outside registrars’ offices can go ahead.

The HSE is responsible for civil registration in this country.