892. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1092 of 19 March 2025, if he will investigate the delay in the publication of the Report of the Inspector of Prisons into the death of a person in Mountjoy Prison on 3 January 2022; if he will acknowledge the distress this is causing the family of the person who are awaiting the publicatio…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCoroners Service
41 questions from 17 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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39 written, 2 oral
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| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
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| February 2026 | 4 |
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| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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1304. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the decision was made to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48715/25]
1305. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48718/25]
1306. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the affected coroners were notified of the decision to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48719/25]
1134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount Kerry County Council paid in coroners fees and expenses during 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; his views on whether these payments should not be the responsibility of the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44902/25]
1135. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount each local authority paid in coroners fees and expenses during 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; his views on whether these payments should not be the responsibility of the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44903/25]
1481. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department will take over the responsibility for the payment of coroners fees and expenses in County Kerry; his views on whether these payments should not be the responsibility of the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44901/25]
1922. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the measures being taken to reduce delays in the processing of toxicology reports by the State Laboratory in Celbridge; the steps being taken to increase the number of pathologists available to carry out coronial post-mortem examinations in the mid-west region, specifically in the counties of Limerick…
884. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if there is a complaints procedure available to bereaved families regarding the conduct of coroners; if no such procedure exists, to request that one can be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/25]
1556. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice the average wait time for post-mortem reports in counties Kildare, Meath and Cavan. [19289/25]
145. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will revise the system for coroner’s fees so that the system pertaining to Dublin will be applied nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12395/25]
1092. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who died in custody in Mountjoy Prison on 3 January 2022 and establish when the required inquest into their death will take place; the reason the inquest has been delayed for such a long period since the person’s death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10629/25]
157. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice to outline, given that the recent Coroners (Amendment) Act 2024 designated coroners in Dublin as civil servants, the grade coroners will be designated as or what is the equivalent grade; if they are designated outside the usual grades; the annual pay and pension conditions for these civil servants; if the current coroners in Dublin are civil servants; if not, when t…
264. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of coroner's service funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5398/25]
1038. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposal contained within the draft Programme for Government to enact legislation to establish a modern, fit-for-purpose coronial system and ensure that all coronial appointments are made following a public recruitment process; to outline a timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1742/25]
1541. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Government provides postmortem services for babies who have died just before birth or after they have been born; if so, the location; and if he will make these services available to citizens in the north of Ireland. [1323/25]