Coroners Service

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 …

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 serv…

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]