Captain CRAIGasked the Secretary to the Treasury if, when a marriage licence is issued to a Protestant minister in Ireland, Licence Duty has to be paid, and if, when a similar licence is issued to an Irish Roman Catholic priest., no such duty is charged; and would lie say why this differentiation is made?
§ Mr. MONTAGUA special licence for marriage is chargeable with a Stamp Duty of £5 under the Act 54 and 55 Vic., cap. 39, Section 1, Schedule 1. Such special licences may be issued to Protestant ministers in Ireland, in accordance with Sections 36 and 37 of the Act 33 and 34 Vic., cap 110. I am not aware of any licence similar to the licence referred to above that is or can be issued to Roman Catholic priests.