Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006
384 Mr. Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of suicides recorded by the County Kildare Coroner’s Office for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29358/06]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that Coroners are appointed by the relevant Local Authority to exercise quasi-judicial functions, in respect of which they are independent. While my Department does collate statistics from each Coroner as to the number of inquests held, these figures do not include a breakdown according to verdict.
