We also have registration of births, deaths and marriages but we do not have a register for wills. The Bill states that the register of wills should be kept in the General Register Office, Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora, in Roscommon. The Bill mirrors the Registration of Wills Bill 2016, which passed all stages in the Seanad in 2019 but has since lapsed.
That Bill was similar to the 2005 Bill, in that it provided for a voluntary system of registration of wills by the General Register Office. The Bill proposes that the GRO will have responsibility for the registration of wills. The scheme of registration of wills proposed in the Bill is voluntary.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne; Níl, Senators Sharon Keogan and Victor Boyhan.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 25–5 |
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